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Shortly after he became president in February of 2009, in the unlikely venue of Elkhart, Ind., Barack Obama threw a Bombay into Oscar Goodman’s Sapphire.
You may never be able to wipe the image of GSA commissioner Jeff Neely, shirtless and sipping wine in a tub, from your mind, but as of today, he has been wiped off the government’s payroll.
The Donald isn’t ready to leave presidential politics behind just yet. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is slated to be in Las Vegas on Tuesday at a fundraiser hosted by Donald Trump at Trump Towers.
President Barack Obama nominated a successor to outgoing Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko on Thursday, selecting an alumna of the Blue Ribbon Commission that recently issued findings on how the country should dispose of its nuclear waste for the job. Allison Macfarlane is a professor at George Mason University in northern Virginia who has written extensively about Yucca Mountain, in addition to serving on the panel the president created to explore how the country should dispose of its nuclear waste.
Follow the money: 4 things donation reports reveal about legislative campaignsThu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
Candidates filed campaign finance reports this week, revealing how much money they got in their quests for office and where that money came from. Here are four things the reports tell us about the state’s political races.
Sen. Dean Heller now has a hat trick of housing bills before the Senate, after unveiling a bill to help expedite short sales . Heller’s new bill is mostly an effort make all mortgage service providers follow rules being implemented next month by federal lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The ad is the work of two of the most fearsome players in Republican politics: Larry McCarthy, the producer behind the infamous Willie Horton commercial in 1988, and Crossroads GPS, the political battle squad founded by Karl Rove.
I’m generally opposed to litmus tests. But once in awhile, a litmus test comes along that really does illuminate something about a politician’s character and intent.
Crossroads GPS, a conservative group co-founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove, has launched an expensive ad campaign in Nevada, targeting President Barack Obama. But there’s a noticeable gap in the ad buy — Washoe County.
When Greg Jaczko announced his intention to resign from his chairmanship of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday, the White House said they’d find a replacement in short order.
The Senate's top Democrat says Republicans will have to accept higher taxes on the rich and drop efforts to reshape Medicare if they want a deal on cutting the debt.
A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president's foundation.
Attempt to amend campaign finance not a new concept, but will it work this time?Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
When it comes to popular legislative efforts, campaign finance reform is up there with protecting puppies, helping little old ladies cross the street and making cute kids smarter.
In a world of procedural rules, legislation languishes to help women victims of violenceTue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
Whether he’s angling to dispense with the filibuster or upending arcane rules on amendments, Sen. Harry Reid is always hyper-conscious of congressional procedure. But now that House Republicans are charging that Reid broke the rules when the Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act, Reid is dismissing such attention to procedural detail as "hyper-technical," an "excuse" and a "fig leaf."
The White House says it will move quickly to nominate a replacement for out-going Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, heralding an end to a particularly acrimonious period in the commission’s history.
The three leading Republicans vying for Nevada’s newest congressional district squared off in their first lively debate Monday, sparring mostly over just how much the federal government should involve itself in critical problems facing Nevadans.
Assembly Republicans seek to strengthen campaign finance transparencyMon, 21 May 2012 19:55:00 -0000
Assembly Republicans released proposals today to overhaul the state’s campaign finance program today in an effort to increase transparency and public trust in the state’s political system.
Amodei's long-winded speeches rank him among the top 10 smartest lawmakersMon, 21 May 2012 19:43:00 -0000
Ever listen to Rep. Mark Amodei give a speech and you know the man can be long-winded. But his verbosity seems to have earned him a new ballyhooed distinction — ninth smartest speechmaker in Congress.
Gregory Jaczko, at center of acrimony, announces resignation from NRCMon, 21 May 2012 15:56:00 -0000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Gregory Jaczko announced Monday morning in a letter posted on the commission’s website that he would be resigning as soon as Congress could confirm a replacement.
Former District of Columbia Mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry has been hospitalized in Las Vegas.
