Though Laxalt is still considered the favorite to win, both candidates are expected to have a similar chance in November at defeating Cortez Masto.

Leading Republicans in Nevada, many of whom are promoting false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, weren’t commenting on findings revealed Thursday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

One television ad proclaims this candidate will keep Nevada safe and get the state “back on track.” At the end of the advertisement, there is notice saying the message is not from the candidate, but an outside group not affiliated with the candidate.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer with a ruling that would erode federal protections for abortion rights established nearly 50 years ago, refueling the polarizing debate in many of Nevada’s most competitive races.

Our country’s path to political influence involves defecting from your hometown and congregating in one of a handful of wealthy neighborhoods. It’s undermining trust in government — and corroding our democracy.

Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore, who had reported contributing just $500 to her political action committee Future for Nevadans since 2017, recently disclosed she actually loaned the PAC more than $41,000.

She needed no introduction, but the vice president offered one anyway.

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick isn’t up for reelection for another two years. He's less than two months into his third term in the U.S. Congress.