Editor’s note: Although the Senate’s dramatic July vote against repealing the Affordable Care Act bought a reprieve for Planned Parenthood, which was facing the loss of its federal funding as a result of the vote, anti-abortion groups haven’t given up their effort to defund the organization. With Congress going back to work this week, the Sun today offers a special… Read more »

Dozens of local projects can advance now that $20.2 million in federal grants will be funneled to local governments in Southern Nevada. U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., announced the award this week, which Clark County will share with the cities within it. Titus in a statement said the funds ensure “the most vulnerable residents of Southern Nevada have roofs over their heads, food on… Read more »

A car trip to Red Rock Canyon’s 13-mile scenic drive could double in cost in the next year and nearly triple by 2023 if proposed fee hikes are approved. The Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it will host three meetings in September to gather public comment on proposed entrance fee increases. The extra dollars would go toward trail maintenance, search-and-rescue costs and… Read more »

With three simple tweets Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump reversed an Obama-era policy of letting transgender Americans serve openly in the U.S. Armed Forces. “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US Military. Our… Read more »

Republican Virginia Rep. Dave Brat and Democratic Nevada Rep. Dina Titus introduced a bill Wednesday to limit dog experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill, called the Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act (PUPPERS Act), aims to block any medical experiments that cause pain or distress to dogs. According to the text of… Read more »

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao distanced herself from President Donald Trump’s searing assessment of the U.S. air-traffic system in her testimony before a House committee on a plan to strip it out of government. "They are protecting our safety," Chao said Thursday in response to a lawmaker’s question about Trump’s criticism of the performance of the Federal… Read more »

Cities are pushing back on the possibility of losing millions of dollars in U.S. anti-terrorism grants under President Donald Trump's spending plan — the third straight White House that has moved to cut the funding. The proposed budget would cut cash for the program from $605 million to nearly $449 million for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 and require cities such as New York,… Read more »

President Donald Trump announced Monday an initiative to reform the nation’s air traffic control system, which he said is woefully behind the times. “At a time when every passenger has GPS technology in their pockets, our air traffic control system still runs on radar and ground-based radio systems that they don’t even make anymore, they can’t even fix anymore,… Read more »

Democrats quickly denounced the Trump administration's expected move to withdraw from the Paris climate accord Wednesday, calling it a political decision with grave ramifications for the well-being of the planet. The decision, which will be announced this week, would put the US at odds with nearly every other nation on earth and will be a major break from international partners that… Read more »

The U.S. travel industry is expressing concern about the proposed elimination of funding for Brand USA in President Donald Trump’s budget plan. Brand USA, a tourism marketing organization, was created after President Barack Obama signed into law the Travel Promotion Act in 2010. Brand USA’s mission is to increase international visitation to the U.S. as a driver of the… Read more »