WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Racist Incident Targeting Nevada Latino Landscaper * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported incident in which a Nevada Latino landscaper was allegedly followed and insulted while on the job in a gated Las Vegas community. Video shows a man tel  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Responds to Senate Republican Public Land Sale Provision Being Removed from GOP Budget Bill * Read Tweet Here (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) responded to Senator Mike Lee's (R-UT) proposal to sell public lands being removed from the Senate Republican budget bill by the Senate parliamentarian: "I agree that we need to lower home prices and boo  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Statement on U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released a statement following U.S. strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities: "While I await a briefing on the intelligence that led to the strikes and on the status of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, I remain firm in my commitment that Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuc  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Conservationists, Sportsmen Protest Sage-Grouse Killing Transmission Line Along Nevada's 'Loneliest Road' * RENO, Nev. -- Conservation and sportsmen's groups have filed a formal protest against the federal government for moving forward on the Greenlink North energy transmission project, which would destroy tens of thousands of acres of greater sage-grouse habitat in central  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Statement on Supreme Court's Dangerous Ruling on Nationwide Injunctions * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA et.al., which limited lower courts' use of nationwide injunctions, a tool courts use to ensure the rule of law is consistently applied when government acti  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, McCormick Push for Stronger Oversight to Prevent Currency Manipulation by Communist China * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dave McCormick (R-Penn.) introduced the China Exchange Rate Transparency (CERT) Act, which would direct the U.S. Executive Director at the IMF to advocate for enhanced transparency in China's exchange rate arrang  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Approval of High-Speed Internet Funding for Nevada * Senators Will Delay Department of Commerce Nominees Until States Receive Funding. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and 12 Democratic Senators in a letter condemning th  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Secure Close to $34 Million to Support Nevada's Rural Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded $33,801,823 to Nevada counties under the Payments of Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. PILT payments support government services - including firefighting,   more

NEW YORK, June 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and NBA TV to bring fans all 76 games at NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 July 10-20 in Las Vegas * NEW YORK - The NBA announced today the game and broadcast schedules for the NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025, which will feature all 30 NBA teams and take place July 10-20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. All 76 games of  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Following Trump Attacks on TPS, Cortez Masto, Van Hollen Put Forward Bill to Protect TPS and DED Recipients * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 29 of her Senate colleagues in putting forward legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to leg  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Following Trump Attacks on TPS, Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Protect TPS Recipients * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to permanent legal residency. The introduction of the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Extracts Commitment from SSA Commissioner to Ensure Public Needs Are Met * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano yesterday on Trump administration efforts to close SSA offices and roll back earned benefits. During his questioning, Rep. Horsford asked whether Commissioner Bisignano would work to  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Marks 33rd Anniversary of Father's Murder by Introducing Critical Legislation to fund Community Violence Intervention * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today marked the 33rd anniversary of his father's murder by reintroducing his Break the Cycle of Violence Act. The legislation, which has 82 original co-sponsors, would provide $6.5 billion in evidence-based communit  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford: Trump's Attacks in Iran Endangered U.S. Military * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement today after Iran attacked U.S. military forces on Monday. The attacks are an escalation resulting from President Trump's offensive air strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure over the weekend. "Our armed forces deserve unwavering support from civi  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Approves FY26 Homeland Security Bill Washington, D.C. - The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill introduced by Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei. "The American people sent us here to clean up the chaos at the border, address the crime in our communities, and restore the law a  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reproductive Freedom for All Nevada's Denise Lopez Joins Senate Majority Leader Cannizzaro and Attorney General Ford to Condemn Lombardo's SB 217 Veto * Last week, Reproductive Freedom for All Director of Nevada Campaigns Denise Lopez joined State Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Attorney General Aaron Ford in Las Vegas   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Vetoed Bill To Lower Prescription Drug Costs After Receiving Nearly $100,000 in Campaign Cash From Big Drug Companies * As health care costs continue to rise, Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have lowered the price of prescription drugs to the Medicare-negotiated rate for all Nevadans, not just those on Medicare. A report found that after Lombardo vetoed a similar bill last sessio  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevada's Rural Hospitals At Risk of Closure, Cutting Services Due To Trump and Republicans' Medicaid Cuts * The Nevada Independent: "'One big beautiful bill' would batter rural hospital finances, researchers say" Donald Trump and Republicans' budget bill that cuts Medicaid and other federal health programs in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires is poised to devastate two of Nevada's ru  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevada's Unemployment Still Higher Than Any Other State In The Nation * Lombardo : "The unemployment rate hasn't gotten better." A new report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's unemployment rate is still the worst of any state in the nation, a record Nevada has held now for an entire year. Nevada's unemployment is higher today than when Lom  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * On Anniversary of Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade, Cortez Masto Calls Out Republican Efforts to Restrict Access to Reproductive Health Care * "It might not be front-page news every day, but when you take all of these actions together, it is clear that this administration and Republicans at every level of government are taking the steps they need to implement a nationwide abortion ban."  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * On Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Being Overturned, Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, on the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in introducing the Women's Health Protection Act to enshrine Roe protections in federal law and restore women's reproduct  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation announces support for fire restrictions issued for Arizona, Southern Nevada, and Southern California * Boulder City, Nev. - Due to the escalating threat of wildfires caused by high temperatures, low humidity, and dry vegetation, the Bureau of Reclamation is taking decisive action. Effective immediately, fire restrictions will be enforced on lands managed or   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Titus, Van Drew Introduce Legislation to Expand Accessible Transportation Options for Individuals with Disabilities * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and Congressman Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02) reintroduced their Disability Access to Transportation Act (DATA). This bipartisan legislation establishes a one-stop pilot program to help paratransit riders avoid excessive wait times betwee  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Secure Nearly $34 Million in Federal Funding to Support Rural Nevada Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), alongside Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), announced that Nevada will receive nearly $34 million in federal funding through the Department of the Interior's Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to support essential services in rural counties across   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Leads Senators in Demanding Answers on Trump Administration's Cuts to Veteran Education Benefits * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led Senate colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration expressing deep concern over the administration's recent budget and staffing cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education, and demanding answers on how these   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Decision Limiting Nationwide Injunctions, Allowing Unconstitutional Birthright Citizenship Order to Go Into Effect * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision limiting the ability of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions--even when actions are clearly unconstitutional, such  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Paving the Way for States to Ban Planned Parenthood from Seeing Medicaid Patients * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling that paves the way for states to ban Medicaid recipients from getting health care at a Planned Parenthood clinic. "Women in Nevada and across the nation rely on   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement following U.S. strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. "While we w  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Blunt Rochester Lead Coalition of Senators in Condemning Trump Administration For Rescinding Approval of High-Speed Internet Funding for Nevada * Senators Will Delay Department Of Commerce Nominees Until States Receive Funding. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) led over a dozen of their Senate colleagues in a letter condemning the Trump A  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to End Policy on Emergency Reproductive Care * The Trump Administration's Decision To End Guidance That Reaffirmed Access To Abortion Care In Emergency Situations Will Put Women's Lives In Jeopardy WASHINGTON, DC - Following the three-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joine  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Lankford Lead Senate Resolution After Deadly Antisemitic Attacks * Bipartisan Resolution Condemns Antisemitic Attacks In Washington, DC, And Boulder, Colorado WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning antisemitism and the recent antisemitic attacks in the United States, specifically the brutal murders of Sarah Mil  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Steven Horsford Releases Pro-Growth Tax Plan That Will Create Jobs, Lower Costs for Families * New Dem Tax Taskforce Chair Steven Horsford oversaw drafting of proposal that offers stark contrast to GOP Tax Scam Nevada Democrat Steven Horsford is spearheading a new tax plan that lowers household costs, creates jobs, and makes our tax code more fair - in stark contrast to House Re  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * The Nevadan: "Joe Lombardo: Nevada's Most Partisan Governor in History" * Lombardo Vetoes More Bipartisan Legislation Than Any Other Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has officially vetoed more bipartisan legislation than any other governor in Nevada history, doubling down on his out-of-touch price-raising agenda. Lombardo's vetoes include bipartisan legislation that would have lowered the costs o  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Three Years Post-Dobbs, Lombardo And Republicans Double Down On Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda * "[Lombardo's] campaign expense reports show he has been quietly supporting anti-abortion groups." - Nevada Independent In the three years since the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, far-right anti-abortion activists and politicians like Joe Lombardo have been working tirelessly to undermine repr  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | Saturday, June 28 * 10 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card - GET NOW 8 p.m.: Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney+* & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156) 6:30 p.m.: Early Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Disney+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156) SportsCenter: 50 States in 50 Days Tour Travels to Nevada for Special Show from T-Mobile Arena UFC PP  more