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Trump says Nevadans will see a 'massive' hike in health care premiums, but some context needed
At a recent campaign rally in Las Vegas, Donald Trump tried to connect the recent news of health care premium cost hikes next year to his target audience — Nevada voters. → Read More
New ad claiming Catherine Cortez Masto indicted Harry Reid's political opponent needs context
Catherine Cortez Masto’s record as Nevada’s attorney general is yet again under fire in the waning days of Nevada’s highly competitive U.S. Senate race. A new ad from Republican Rep. Joe Heck’s campaign features the 18-year-old daughter of former Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki claiming that Cortez Masto → Read More
Catherine Cortez Masto claims Joe Heck supported the 2013 government shutdown
In the first and likely last Nevada U.S. Senate debate, Democratic candidate Catherine Cortez Masto accused her opponent, Republican Joe Heck, of supporting the 2013 government shutdown. While answering if they’ll pledge to never shut down the federal government, Cortez Masto quickly accused Heck of saying one thing on stage and doing another in office. → Read More
Hillary Clinton correctly claims that Trump Tower was in part built by undocumented workers
Seeking to portray Donald Trump as a hypocrite on immigration, Hillary Clinton claimed during the third presidential debate that the billionaire candidate used undocumented workers to build his New York City skyscraper. In a jab at Trump, Clinton said her immigration plan would bring undocumented immigrants out of the shadows and protect them from employers like Trump taking advantage of them. → Read More
Hillary Clinton says Supreme Court gun decision dealt with protecting tottlers
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed that her opposition to the 2008 Supreme Court case of District of Columbia vs. Heller was due to a desire to protect toddlers from firearms. Clinton said in the third presidential debate that she supported an individual’s right to bear arms but disagreed with how the court interpreted the Second Amendment because it didn’t accept → Read More
Nevada Assemblyman accused of appearing in fetish film, stalking, but context needed
Political attack ads typically stick to the same ol’ stuff, like voting records and candidate positions. That can’t be said for the jabs in Henderson, Nev., where voters in one state Assembly district are getting smacked with attacks on a pornographic level. Democratic Assembly candidate Lesley Cohen is spreading several campaign mail pieces accusing her opponent, incumbent Republican Stephen… → Read More
Ad accuses Catherine Cortez Masto of not addressing rape kit backlog as Attorney General
A new Nevada ad campaign claims Democratic Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto → Read More
PolitiFact Sheet: Challenges and questions remain for proposed Las Vegas stadium
Las Vegas Sands owner and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson is proposing to build a nearly $2 billion domed stadium for an NFL team along the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip — and he is asking for public funding of $750 million in increased room taxes to help pay for it. Developers are hoping to quickly send a deal sent to Gov. Brian Sandoval, whom they hope will call a special session… → Read More
Union-backed ad repeats inaccurate claim that Joe Heck wants to privatize Social Security
A well-worn Democratic attack line is being repeated in Nevada’s Senate race, with a major union dropping seven figures on a new television ad attacking Republican candidate Joe Heck. The political arm of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is running several ads warning viewers that Heck would be a → Read More
Democrat correctly points out Tarkanian's long-held abortion opposition
After a hard-fought primary battle in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, Republican candidate Danny Tarkanian is now taking flak from Democrats over his stance on abortion. At a recent roundtable with female congressional members, Democratic candidate Jacky Rosen attacked Tarkanian saying he → Read More
Nevada Senate candidate not 'ideological soul mate' of Donald Trump
National and state Democrats are trying to tie Nevada Republican Senate candidate Joe Heck to the controversial immigration policies of Donald Trump,including Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto. In a recent news release, Cortez Masto’s campaign called the two Republicans → Read More
Harry Reid says Trump, Pence want to 'gamble' with Americans' retirement benefits
Retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid spent what is likely his last turn in the national spotlight throwing shots at the Republican presidential ticket. Reid, speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 27, warned that the ticket of Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would roll back Democratic accomplishments and de-stabilize Social Security. → Read More
Harry Reid says Trump, Pence want to 'gamble' with Americans' retirement benefits
Retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid spent what is likely his last turn in the national spotlight throwing shots at the Republican presidential ticket. Reid, speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 27, warned that the ticket of Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would roll back Democratic accomplishments and de-stabilize Social Security. → Read More
Reid right on claiming Kochs produce more pollution than oil giants
Charles and David Koch might be two of the people happiest about Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s impending retirement. The Nevada Democrat’s undisguised disdain for the billionaire brothers’ bankrolling of conservative groups is well-documented, and Reid’s long crusade against the Kochs isn’t letting up as he nears retirement. Kicking off a coordinated effort to draw attention towards… → Read More
Nevada Republican goofs at RNC, wrongly claims Las Vegas is capital of Nevada
Nevada’s turn in the spotlight at the Republican National Convention quickly went viral for the wrong reasons. The state became the butt of Twitter jokes when state party chairman Michael McDonald incorrectly asserted during a roll-call delegate vote that Las Vegas was → Read More
TV ad by Senate Majority PAC misleads on Joe Heck's bank donations, proposed tax breaks
A pro-Democratic Super PAC with close ties to Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is spending roughly $850,000 on a new ad attempting to paint Republican Rep. Joe Heck as a creature of Wall Street. Senate Majority PAC’s new ad suggests that banks → Read More
Nevada Democrats correct in attacking Donald Trump's nonexistent plan to reduce cost of college
What would Donald Trump do to lower the cost of higher education as president? Absolutely nothing, says Nevada Democratic Party chairwoman Roberta Lange, who along with fellow Democrats has constantly berated Trump in press conferences and news releases. Here’s what she said after a Moody’s report claimed Trump’s proposed economic policies would result in millions of lost jobs and a contracting… → Read More
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval backs off supporting Donald Trump
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is backing off his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and says he's no longer sure he'll vote for him in November. Sandoval, also a Republican, said in a statement Tuesday that he has major concerns with Trump's "escalating tone and rhetoric" after the candidate alleged that a Hispanic judge was biased against him. "I will not defend the… → Read More
Nevada Democrats attack Trump, call him a 'shameless racist'
Nevada Democrats are calling Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a "shameless racist" over comments the billionaire businessman made about a Hispanic judge. → Read More
Nevada Controller says ballot measure to repeal new tax being dropped
Efforts to repeal a controversial new tax on the 2016 ballot are being dropped. → Read More