With a Republican Congress preparing for massive spending cuts, Nevada’s solar industry is worried about its future.

Like clockwork, the Federal Election Commission first quarter fundraising deadline came this week, reminding elected officials (and tired journalists) that the 2026 cycle is officially underway.

The tariff roller coaster took several new sharp turns this week, leaving members of both parties in Congress behind.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto wrote that the grant terminations could have a devastating effect on communities across the state.

Senate Republicans have decided to move forward with a controversial budget technique that could increase the likelihood of honoring Trump’s campaign promise of “no taxes on tips.”

Cortez Masto and Rosen have demonstrated that they are capable of learning — at a passable level, if not necessarily one that deserves honors — what the present moment calls for. Acceptable work, senators. You are presently meeting expectations.

After more than two months into the Trump administration, we’re starting to see the impacts of the funding cuts, cancellations and rescissions pursued by  Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Chattah, the Republican National Committeewoman for Nevada, has long been an ally of President Donald Trump. She has filed numerous lawsuits challenging Nevada’s election laws, including representing the state Republican Party in its efforts to cancel the 2024 Republican presidential primary and challenging a state law aimed at protecting election workers.

The Trump administration’s cancellation of two programs that allowed states to purchase fresh food from local farmers for use in schools and food banks has left the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) millions of dollars short in anticipated funding and has imperiled the Home Feeds Nevada program.

Members had different strategies for tackling their recess week, from town halls to roundtables to a massive Las Vegas rally with the two most famous people in left-wing politics: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

The Nevada Democratic Party faces a crossroads: To revitalize its political movement, it must move beyond blind party loyalty and embrace the dynamic energy of competitive primaries that reflect the evolving needs and aspirations of its constituents.

The division was evident even among Nevada’s usually harmonious Senate delegation — Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced Friday afternoon that she would vote against both the bill and cloture, the 60-vote threshold to end debate on the bill. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), meanwhile, announced she would support it.

Congress is barreling towards another government shutdown deadline — and with Democratic votes necessary to move any spending bill over the finish line, Nevada’s congressional delegation appears wary of embracing a GOP spending plan.

But the sowing of chaos is part of the strategy. Without it, you might begin to suspect he’s in the process of gutting the federal government and selling it off — but not in the name of efficiency, savings, a balanced budget or the benefit of the angry Americans.

Approximately 12 people based in Las Vegas and Reno were fired, according to the office of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). Cortez Masto first raised the issue in a series of X posts Monday night, saying the agency’s entire Nevada workforce had been let go.

Democrats will spend the next two years in the political wilderness — locked out of power in the White House and both chambers of Congress, lacking a clear party leader and, at the moment, navigating terrible approval ratings, including by their own voters.

The Nevada Division of Forestry is looking to join two interstate wildfire compacts — agreements that let states more easily transfer resources across state lines during emergencies.

In Nevada, the Forest Service manages about 6 million acres, including in Lake Tahoe and the Ruby Mountains within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Federal agencies have not released data on firings by state. But in a state where the federal government owns more than 80 percent of the land, job cuts coupled with the federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump could lead to a slowdown of services everywhere from wildfire management to veterans’ hospitals to nuclear research.

The state is home to nearly 14,000 civilian federal employees, from nuclear weapons researchers to park rangers to social workers for veterans.