In The News: Department of Political Science
Most days are quiet in Armenia’s sleepy southern province of Syunik. The same cannot be said for the centuries. Caught up in battles involving Turks, Russians, Persians, Mongols and Azerbaijanis, it lies on one of the most contested parts of the geopolitical faultline in the Caucasus. For some, this marks where Europe ends and the East begins. The question now is whether a new deal secured by U.S. President Donald Trump can bring lasting peace after the most recent decades of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Gen Z’s aversion to things fascinates people. Young people are already having less sex and dating less. Young people don’t need another reason to avoid each other, but it seems like politics is doing just that.

As the federal government is inching closer to a shutdown with the White House and Republicans in Congress not budging after talks with Democrats late Monday, a professor is breaking down how this spending fight is different than years past.

Although abortion rights have faded in importance for voters as economic concerns mount, Nevada and national Democrats are hoping to put the issue back in the spotlight as the 2026 election approaches.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) images depicting everything from an angry political mob with torches, masks and weapons next to a communist flag to a sitting congresswoman as a mobster have become an increasingly common sight with more than a year to go until Nevada’s 2026 election. But a recently passed law (AB73) seeks to mitigate such use of AI on the political battlefield.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) images depicting everything from an angry political mob with torches, masks and weapons next to a communist flag to a sitting congresswoman as a mobster have become an increasingly common sight with more than a year to go until Nevada’s 2026 election. But a recently passed law (AB73) seeks to mitigate such use of AI on the political battlefield.

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk drew reactions from across the entertainment and political worlds.

UNLV Associate Professor of Political Science, Rebecca Gill, Ph.D. joins us on ARC Las Vegas and weighs in on the current political climate amid the Charlie Kirk assassination in Utah.

President Trump announced plans over the weekend to sign an executive order that would change several election processes across the country, including requiring voter identification. While there is no timeline on when the order will come, it's an issue that has people divided.

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.

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.

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