In The News: Department of Political Science

Nevada Independent

A charter provision allows the city’s demographer to use internal figures that factor in the area’s rapid growth — resulting in seven changes in 15 years.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo did not attend the first press conference held Wednesday to discuss a ransomware attack that crippled state government operations this week.

KSNV-TV: News 3

President Donald Trump is talking about changing voting laws again, citing a recent conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Nevada Independent

In 2017, then-state Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford (D-Las Vegas) co-sponsored a major bill that would have limited state and local authorities in Nevada from cooperating in federal immigration activities. But the bill died after Ford pulled his support.

KSNV-TV: News 3

President Donald Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Here in Nevada, no mid-decade redistricting has ever been attempted. But that doesn't mean the state hasn't seen its share of redistricting drama on both sides of the aisle. And while repeated attempts to turn redistricting over to an independent commission here have failed, one proponent of the idea says she'll try again this year.

The Daily Wire

When President Donald Trump sat between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan last week, few people realized the significance of the meeting and the months of negotiations that took place beforehand to get two hostile nations to come together at the White House.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Silver State and the Lone Star State may swing different ways politically, but they have at least one thing in common: an “F” rating for partisan gerrymandering. Nevada’s 2021 rejiggering of the state’s congressional districts received the failing grade from Princeton University’s nonpartisan Gerrymandering Project Redistricting Report Card for giving Democrats a significant electoral advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives.

KSNV-TV: News 3

President Donald Trump has announced a new initiative aimed at reducing crime in the nation's capital by deploying the National Guard and assuming control of the Washington, D.C. Police Department. The move is part of Trump's broader strategy to address crime in the city, which he has vowed to clean up.

KSNV-TV: News 3

President Donald Trump announced he will place the District of Columbia police under direct federal control. At the White House on Monday, the president revealed he will deploy the National Guard to "help reestablish law and order" to tackle homelessness and crime.

Nevada Independent

Democrats lost ground in many of their historic strongholds in Clark County’s urban core from the 2022 to 2024 elections, when President Donald Trump rewrote the political map in becoming the first Republican to win Nevada in two decades. But there are slivers of hope for Democrats looking ahead to 2026.

Associated Press

Setting the stage for what is expected to be a highly competitive fight for Nevada governor, Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Monday he will challenge Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo next year.