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Then-candidate Donald J. Trump hugs a supporter during a campaign rally at ll Toro E La Capra restaurant in Las Vegas on Aug. 23, 2024.

GOP budget includes 'no tax on tips', fulfilling Trump promise, NV Democrats want more details

House Republicans’ budget mega-bill includes a provision to end the taxation on tips through the end of President Donald Trump’s term — fulfilling his campaign promise made in Las Vegas and backed by Nevada Democrats, who are still likely to oppose the budget bill for its other cuts.

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What Trump's campaign promises could mean for Nevada

What promises did Trump make to Nevadans across his many campaign visits to the Silver State? Some — such as his pledge to conduct a mass deportation campaign — would affect the entire country but be particularly consequential in Nevada, which has the highest share of undocumented immigrants of any state’s workforce.

Laxalt gets a boost from longtime friend, former roommate DeSantis

Dubbed the “Rise Up” rally, Wednesday’s event took clear aim at the culture war, rousing the crowd of more than 1,000 people with not only attacks on Democratic economic, energy and immigration policies, but also “woke” culture and the “radical left.” 

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