Hilary Barrett

Republicans take voter registration lead in Nevada for first time since 2007

The change marks an important symbolic victory for the Nevada GOP, less than three months after winning a presidential election in the Silver State for the first time since 2004.

Nevada Democrats sues to kick RFK Jr. off presidential ballot over party affiliations

The Nevada Democratic Party is leading a legal effort to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on Nevada’s presidential ballot, alleging in a lawsuit expected to be filed Thursday in state court that Kennedy’s affiliation with other political parties violates Nevada’s legal requirements for independent candidates.

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Ethics Commission, Lombardo tangle over governor’s use of badge, uniform on 2022 campaign

Attorneys with the Nevada Commission on Ethics are recommending the panel find that Gov. Joe Lombardo violated state law for using his Clark County Sheriff uniform and badge while running for governor in 2022.

Signs being held up reading Nevada for Warren and Dream Big Fight Hard during a campaign rally

Warren’s campaign is a ‘monster.’ Harris’s is ‘top-tier.’ How presidential campaigns are stacking up in Nevada

The formula for winning Las Vegas — and the other quarter of the state’s residents in northern and rural Nevada — is straightforward: Get here early, build connections with the community, maybe persuade a politically powerful union to endorse them and send out foot soldiers on their behalf and, above all else, hold those house parties, knock those doors and make those phone calls.

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