A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: “It sucks.”

The neck-and-neck Nevada governor’s race is shaping up as one of the earliest tests of whether Republicans can separate themselves from Trump’s political fortunes — without losing his coalition.

The political perception of the tax cuts is expected to be a crucial factor in the 2026 midterm elections, where Trump's fellow Republicans are trying to hold slim majorities in Congress.

U.S. President Donald Trump will look to brush off concerns about the economy and the sagging political prospects of his Republican Party during a campaign-style swing through the battleground states of Nevada and Arizona this week, as the war with Iran pushes gasoline prices higher. Trump is set to use a Thursday stop in Las Vegas to tout his tax and immigration bill ‌that includes campaign promises tailored to court hourly and hospitality workers.

Nevada’s top gubernatorial candidates disagree on what’s causing high prices at the pump. Voters are paying attention.

Today, health care is the fastest-growing sector in the regional economy having added more than 42,000 jobs since 2016. Yet, despite this growth we only have 70 percent of our expected health care jobs. Consequently, we continue to have poor health and social outcomes and export tens of millions of our health care dollars to out-of-state providers annually.

Southern Nevada has made big strides when it comes to health care in the region, adding a medical school at UNLV and hosting two private schools for doctors. But it still has a long way to go, and a lot of money required to get there.

The Lincy Institute at UNLV reports that Nevada is still missing about 30 percent of the healthcare jobs it should have. A lack of residency spots is pushing many newly trained doctors out of the state.