Politics

North Las Vegas woman’s desperate search for father in ICE custody mirrors a nationwide detention crisis

Diana Lopez stood by the door of her father’s room at Henderson Hospital. Before immigration enforcement agents detained him at gunpoint days earlier ...

Shutdown threat puts already shaky Las Vegas tourism at risk

A federal government shutdown could cost the travel industry $1 billion a week and deliver a punishing blow to Las Vegas’ already faltering tourism economy, ...

Academy grows LGBTQ+ political voices to better serve Las Vegas

Frankie Perez, a transgender man sitting on Metro Police’s Citizen Review Board, considers Silver State Equality’s LGBTQ+ Leadership Academy “a breath of fresh air” amid ...

Nevada removed from federal list of sanctuary jurisdictions

The Department of Justice is removing Nevada from a list of sanctuary jurisdictions, the DOJ said today in a news release announcing an agreement ...

Nevada coalition urges Lombardo to join West Coast Health Alliance

A coalition of Nevada health organizations is urging Gov. Joe Lombardo to join the West Coast Health Alliance, a partnership established by the governors of ...

Metro: Nevada lawmaker was above alcohol limit when tested

State Sen. Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, registered a blood alcohol content above the legal limit after being found asleep at the wheel, according to a ...

Charlie Kirk slaying fallout fuels free speech clashes in US, Southern Nevada

From late-night television to Las Vegas classrooms, the fallout from the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has ignited a free-speech firestorm ...

Nevada’s Lee spearheads Democratic push in House to save ACA credits

U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., is leading dozens of House Democrats in urging congressional leadership to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits before ...

Nevada lawmakers targeted in bomb threats over last week, source says

Multiple state legislators received threats last week that law enforcement has since responded to, a source close to the situation confirmed to the Sun today. ...

Lombardo: 90% of Nevada's websites back online after cyberattack

Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles is “100% back online,” the Republican governor said during a news conference. The state’s public notice website is also ...

'Attack on our democracy': Kirk killing condemned by Nevada officials

Elected officials from across Nevada on Wednesday condemned the killing of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk ...

DMV, Nevada Health Authority largely offline after cyberattack

The state still doesn’t know what information was compromised in the cyberattack that struck Nevada’s government over the weekend or what the perpetrators’ motive was, ...

Governor’s office: ‘Some data' stolen in Nevada cyberattack

Tim Robb, homeland security advisor in the governor’s office, also said they were “aware of the challenges” local law enforcement is having during the outage ...

Aguilar rejects federal push for voter data as Trump escalates war on mail ballots

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, rebuking the Department of Justice, says he will not share voter data that is protected under state law …

Nevada congressional candidate open about felony status

After being sentenced to two years in prison for wire fraud and finding himself on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Republican Bobby Khan isn’t shy ...

Las Vegas cardiologist launches bid for Congress, will challenge Lee in Democratic primary

Las Vegas cardiologist Dr. James Lally announced Wednesday his run for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District seat in the 2026 midterm elections ....

Republicans’ gambling tax change seen as threat to states’ revenues, legitimate casinos

Gaming experts assembled by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., for a town hall this week bemoaned a tax change included in President Donald Trump’s One ...

Nevada Democrats disappointed by Lombardo vetoes but promise to keep working

Lawmakers delivered a clear message at a town hall Wednesday night hosted by the advocacy group Make the Road Nevada: The fight isn’t over.

Nevada senators vote to confirm political rival for VA job

Sam Brown was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate as one of the three under secretaries for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Rosen and ...

Trump extends U.S. Attorney for Nevada Sigal Chattah's term

With U.S. Attorney for Nevada Sigal Chattah’s 120-day interim period set to expire this week, President Donald Trump has made her “acting” attorney, extending the ...