Nevada has joined a lawsuit petitioning the archivist of the United States to recognize the state’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and to officially declare the ERA as the 28th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.  Attorney General Aaron Ford joins Virginia and Illinois’ Democratic attorneys general in the complaint. The state officials argue that the… Read more »

The federal government does not know how much money foreign governments and entities have spent at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., according to testimony from Emily W. Murphy, head of the General Services Administration, which is in charge of leasing federal buildings. Murphy also said that she did not know if the Trump Organization is preparing to sell its lease to the… Read more »

House Democrats aggressively questioned a federal agency Tuesday about a potential sale of the Trump International Hotel and whether the president and his family could sell the lease to a foreign government, a potential violation of the Constitution. Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, declined to comment about the potential sale of the Trump Organization… Read more »

Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus was elected by colleagues Thursday to co-chair the Congressional Gaming Caucus for the remainder of the current session. Titus was elected unanimously by the 30-member caucus to fill the post left open by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who decided not to serve as chairman again. Nevada will have three members on the bipartisan caucus, including Titus, who… Read more »

President Donald Trump Thursday signaled his support may be wavering on building a national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain after years of including funding for the project in each of his budget recommendations. “Nevada, I hear you on Yucca Mountain and my Administration will RESPECT you!” the president wrote on Twitter. “Congress and previous… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act to create a system of financial controls and transparency to reform USDA’s agricultural checkoff programs. Earlier this year U.S. Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced identical companion legislation in the U.S.… Read more »

Two House Democrats, including Nevada Rep. Dina Titus, are threatening to haul the head of a federal agency before Congress to explain her refusal to comply with subpoenas seeking financial information about the lease of the Old Post Office Building to the Trump International Hotel. Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Titus, who chair the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,… Read more »

#wrapper_content #content { width:100% !important; } (1) Cardenas Market 2545 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas 89169 Saturday, February 15: 10 am – 6 pm Tuesday, February 18: 8 am – 8 pm (2) Chinatown Plaza Mall 4205 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas 89102 Saturday, February 15: 10 am – 6 pm Tuesday, February 18: 8 am – 8 pm (3) UNLV… Read more »

Appropriations legislation expected to be signed into law by President Trump by the end of the week includes historic language directing several federal agencies to curb their use of animal research. Read more »

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday to permanently ban uranium and other hardrock mining near the Grand Canyon. Read more »