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D.C. Download: Nevada's Democratic senators at odds with Biden administration over mining proposals

In a 140-page report released Wednesday, the Biden administration's mining working group proposed a path forward for mining reform in an attempt to address two complicated truths. 

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Officials play with 'loded' dice

This bill ignores ongoing pollution and the enormity of modern mining operations, which involve the movement of millions of tons of rock and the use of billions of gallons of water.

D.C. Download: Bank failures, tranquilizers, TikTok and crime

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced a bill to crack down on a dangerous tranquilizer that's drawn the attention of leadership, and Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) is ensuring House Democrats and the White House are aligned over the latest Republican effort to rewrite local laws in Washington, D.C.