In The News: Department of Political Science
Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller's sliding positions last year on a long-held GOP promise to repeal Obamacare are providing plenty of fodder for Democrats and activists hoping to stymie his re-election.
With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to join the Supreme Court, Nevada鈥檚 senior senator must decide whether to support a nominee who issued a pivotal decision on the state鈥檚 most explosive political issue: Building a national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
Tens of thousands more voters were registered as neither Democrat or Republican this midterm election compared with 2014, with most of that growth coming from Libertarians.
The only surprise in Tuesday鈥檚 primary elections for Nevada鈥檚 U.S. Senate seat might have been that the race wasn't called even sooner.
While Nevada鈥檚 political colors have been shifting from red to blue for two decades now, complete control of the Silver State has eluded Democrats so far. But this year, Democrats are poised to finally make that jump.
The fiercest primary election battle in Nevada this year is a race between two Democrats vying to become the swing state's first Democratic governor in almost two decades.
The fiercest primary election battle in Nevada this year is a race between two Democrats vying to become the swing state's first Democratic governor in almost two decades.
Republican House and Senate candidates are adopting one of President Donald Trump鈥檚 key issues 鈥 and his style - to get themselves elected in November.
Forget 鈥減o-ta-to, po-tat-o鈥 鈥 the age-old question of how to pronounce the starchy vegetable. In the hard-knuckle world of politics, there is a more important tell in how a politician pronounces the name of one state 鈥 Nevada.
A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers kicked off an anti-gerrymandering campaign this month. They want to take redistricting decisions out of the hands of state legislators and put it into the hands of twelve voters.
Immigration policy has long been a pivotal subject in Nevada, where one in every five residents hails from outside the U.S. This week, Sen. Dean Heller revealed flickers of concern about how decisive a role the issue could play in the Senate race.
Democrats hoping to take control of the U.S. Senate in November believe one of their best chances to pick up a seat this year lies in battleground Nevada, where Sen. Dean Heller is the only Republican running for re-election in a state that Democrat Hillary Clinton carried in 2016.