As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the tethers that bind it to the principles of democracy, enshrined in the Constitution by its founders, are being tested in unprecedented fashion. President Donald Trump, wielding power in a manner “like no one has ever seen” as the president likes to say, is riding roughshod over the tenets that have come to define the nation.

UNLV political science professor, Dr. Rebecca Gill talks with us on ARC Las Vegas about the developments to get the Epstein files released and the process to get something like this passed.

Friend of the ARC Las Vegas show, Dr. Rebecca Gill, a political science professor at UNLV joins us to talk about the next steps after the longest government shutdown ends.

UNLV political science professor Rebecca Gill breaks down the deal to end the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump has been pushing for an end to the Senate filibuster as support for potentially voting to get rid of the rule grows.

Amid the government shutdown and recent 20+ hour filibuster from Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, UNLV Professor Dr. Rebecca Gill talks with us on ARC Las Vegas about what this means for the public and where we can go from here.

A new poll suggests a tight race in Nevada’s 2026 gubernatorial election, with Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, trailing Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo by a narrow margin.

As the government shutdown enters its third week, Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) said in interviews with The Nevada Independent that they are more than willing to negotiate with Republicans — if only GOP leaders would let them.

EVN Report, an English-language website in Yerevan, has presented several panel presentations in the US, both at major universities and in Armenian community institutions, as part of a one-week outreach effort.

There’s a newfound hope on the streets in the capital of the oldest Christian nation in the world, but it’s a cautious hope. Armenians have been burned in the past by adversaries who ignore ethical norms and so-called protectors who have failed to come to their aid.

A government shutdown is underway, and NV Senator Catherine Cortez Masto voted with Republicans to avoid it. David Damore, Executive Director of The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West, discusses this and Governor Lombardo’s call for a special legislative session. Plus, the work a NV teenager did on a newly passed antisemitism bill and how the Raiders are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Nevada Legislature could have all-new leaders when the session comes to order in 2027.