Politics
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Who is Drew Johnson, the Republican challenger to Nevada US Rep. Susie Lee?
Archived social media posts from the longtime conservative policy adviser and think tanker obtained by The Nevadan show Johnson’s libertarian roots. Nevada Republican US House candidate Drew Johnson has dedicated his career to tracking federal spending, so a win in November would be quite the role reversal, putting him partially in charge of the nation’s…
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Republican-led states sue to block program meant to help undocumented spouses
Sixteen states claim the Keeping Families Together program “incentivizes illegal immigration” despite the process requiring applicants to have lived in the US for at least a decade and been legally married to a US citizen on or before June 17, 2024.
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Kamala Harris acepta la nominación demócrata a la presidencia y expone su visión para el país
Kamala Harris acepta la nominación demócrata a la presidencia y expone su visión para el país.
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Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president, lays out her vision for the country
The final night of the Democratic National Convention capped off a remarkable month of surging enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy.
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‘Young people aren’t a monolith,’ but support is mounting for Kamala Harris, Nevada DNC delegate says
Harris resonates much better with younger voters, Young Democrats of Nevada executive director Tanner Hale told The Nevadan, because her demeanor is joyful and her policies are centered around economic justice. As executive director for the Young Democrats of Nevada, Tanner Hale has had his work cut out for him this election. Politicians on both…
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Barack and Michelle Obama highlight Harris and Trump’s wildly different visions for America
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama capped off Tuesday’s events at the DNC, where they laid out differing visions of where America will go under a Harris or Trump presidency.
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Nevada DNC delegate: Harris and Walz will fight for organized labor
Unions have grown under the Biden-Harris administration, and a Harris-Walz ticket could further those gains, union worker Matt Kimball told The Nevadan. Las Vegas resident Matt Kimball has worked a lot of jobs since first moving to Southern Nevada more than a decade and a half ago. Originally from a Maryland town outside Washington D.C.,…
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UNLV student, DNC delegate: Harris’ life inspiring for first-generation Americans
Kamala Harris’ personal journey has long been key in defining her approach to politics, but since becoming the Democratic nominee, Harris has become an even more inspiring figure for first-generation Americans, Salvador Avila said. To Carolyn Salvador Avila, Vice President Kamala Harris is the embodiment of the American Dream in action. Harris, the child of…
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Joe Biden passes the torch to Kamala Harris on night one of the Democratic Convention
President Joe Biden promised to be “the best volunteer the Harris and Walz campaign has ever seen.”
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Trump a CEO’s dream, worker’s nightmare, labor leaders warn at DNC
The heads of six unions spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention to list the many ways the Biden-Harris team has had workers’ backs and how Trump has been hostile to workers’ rights and prosperity.
