Nearly two-thirds of Nevada voters support continuing military assistance to Ukraine — a key political issue that has divided the Republican Party and will be a major international issue for the next president.

A train of up-and-coming Democratic stars stopped by the Nevada delegation’s breakfasts in Chicago this week to address the Silver State delegates whose influence will be paramount come the next competitive Democratic presidential primary.

By a 15-4 vote last week, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee passed the Energy Permitting Reform Act, a compromise bill by brought Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) to speed up the development of energy projects — renewable and fossil fuels.

A bipartisan majority of Nevada voters believe members of Congress should be barred from holding and trading stocks in individual companies — an ethical question that has ensnared many members of Congress, including several Nevadans.

Both of Nevada’s senators voted in favor of a long-stalled package to expand the child tax credit, but the proposal was ultimately killed by Senate Republicans.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a lands bill for Pershing County on Tuesday, that would privatize public land for economic development — including mining — while adding conservation protections to other parcels in the area.

The biggest story in Congress this week? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a joint address from the House floor, earning cheers, boycotts from dozens of Democrats and massive protests near the Capitol.

Sam Brown was one of several U.S. Senate hopefuls to take the stage Tuesday night in Milwaukee, providing him with a prime opportunity to introduce himself to a national audience — and donor base.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) signed onto a bill Thursday that Cruz proposed to end federal taxation on tips, becoming the first Democrats to co-sponsor the policy in either chamber.

In a statement to The Nevada Independent, Lee said that she had “serious concerns” about the octogenarian — and that her fears have not been assuaged.

A rule change allowing House members to expense lodging and food costs while in D.C. has brought a spate of headlines this month about exactly what representatives are charging taxpayers for.

Bump stocks — firearm modification devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster and were used to devastating effect in the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas — are now legal again after a Friday ruling by the Supreme Court.

Veteran Sam Brown cruised to victory in the race to challenge Sen. Jacky Rosen. A former North Las Vegas mayor endorsed by Trump also prevailed, while a wealth video game composer came in fourth.

The relatively junior Nevada Senate delegation scored high marks in the last Congress. In fact, Nevada is in the only state in which both senators scored in the top 10 in their party for effectiveness — no small feat.

Why housing? It’s the rare cost of living issue that voters seem to reward Democrats on. In an April poll conducted by Emerson College and The Hill, housing was ranked as Nevada voters’ number four issue, behind only the economy, immigration and education. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill isn’t the sexiest piece of legislation, but it’s essential — it governs U.S. air travel, and without a bill in place, the agency cannot collect revenue or make payments to government employees such as air traffic controllers.

Nevada’s Democrats are now calling for further immigration and border-related policy, but they’re asking the Biden administration to take the lead — a tacit acknowledgment that a congressional immigration deal is impossible, at least in an election year.

After a Republican floor rebellion last week kept his bill from getting a vote, Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R-NV) Mining Regulatory Clarity Act passed the House on Wednesday by a vote of 216-195.

Almost all the GOP candidates running for the Legislature or Congress in Nevada are not running on election integrity. In 2022, the GOP nominees for key statewide races echoed election conspiracies.

On Wednesday, the Biden administration took the furthest step towards legalizing weed since it was first criminalized, announcing it would reclassify marijuana from its current status as a Schedule I drug, on par with heroin and ecstasy, to Schedule III, which includes drugs such as ketamine and anabolic steroids that are allowed for medical use.