Nov 6, 2024 · Like several of her Senate Democratic colleagues running in tight races, Rosen was able to win re-election despite former President Donald Trump winning the state at the top of the ticket. With her win, Democrats have retained a critical swing-state seat. By flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana, Republicans have now taken control of the upper chamber.

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Mar 5, 2024 · The Oakland Athletics released four renderings of the Major League Baseball club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium Tuesday, and it appears the team is replacing the 67-year-old Rat Pack-era Tropicana Las Vegas with something akin to Australia’s Sydney Opera House.

Oct 9, 2024 · The Republican turnout edge is now almost 8 percent, almost 9 percent in Clark.The usually reliable Clark Dem firewall has all but evaporated (2,800), the rural GOP firewall is at 37,000 and Washoe is also going well for the Repubs (+5,800).. I know people want to keep comparing this year to 2020 or 2022, but at the risk of repeating myself: This is a unicorn year.

Dec 27, 2024 · Studies confirm that early learning spaces are critical for our children. We need more children in pre-K programs and entering kindergarten ready to learn. This means better support for families and funding for high-quality birth-to-kindergarten programs, ensuring all children, regardless of background, have access to the …

Nov 10, 2024 · The Trump campaign’s — and its allies’ — all-in focus on low-propensity voters was the right strategy. A Republican operative familiar with the race, given anonymity to speak candidly, said the issue matrix gave the campaign endless opportunity to capitalize.

Sep 23, 2024 · The small Northern Nevada city has four main casinos that are adapting to the region’s growing market — one of which is the Western Village, known as the area’s market leader, another that has changed hands three times in the last decade, a third beloved by local community members and the relatively new kid on the block built in 2022.

Sep 29, 2024 · With an ultra-competitive presidential election cycle nearing its home stretch, Vice President Kamala Harris continued her barnstorming of battleground states in Las Vegas on Sunday, rallying thousands of attendees on her economic and immigration policies and urging them to make a plan to vote and help take her “underdog” candidacy over the top.

Nov 7, 2024 · “I'm confident that we will have a good settlement,” Seaman said. On Thursday, Seaman conceded the race to Berkley in a social media post.. Berkley, 73, who spent 14 years in Congress before narrowly losing a high-stakes U.S. Senate race in 2012, said she was ecstatic about winning a race to represent her hometown.