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Absurd claims like imagined plot to kill Trump would be big if true • Nevada Current
When FBI agents converged on Mar-a-Lago in August of 2022, they did not come just to seize highly classified national-security documents that Donald Trump had taken illegally from the White House and then refused to return, in defiance of a court order. Those agents had come to kill Trump. That is, if you believe the latest right-wing conspiracy theory. “The…
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God’s dog or devil’s demon: Maybe just grit • Nevada Current
In 1958, Hope Ryden (1929-2017) was a flight attendant on Pan American Airway’s first jet transatlantic flight. In 1983 she flew that route again on Pan Am’s 25th year commemorative flight in celebration of the inauguration of transatlantic jet travel. Her life and legacy are not defined, though, by being a flight attendant. Instead, she had a long and distinguished…
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Brown said he wants to ax multiple federal departments, promised spending cuts will ‘be painful’ • Nevada Current
Two years ago, when Republican Sam Brown was running for a U.S. Senate seat for the first time, he was debating Adam Laxalt and the topic turned to federal spending. “One of the things that I’ve been proposing,” Brown said in that debate, “is that anywhere you have a duplication of a department or agency at the federal level that…
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Trump’s troubled track record with Nevada Republican Senate candidates • Nevada Current
Next weekend convicted felon Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Las Vegas for a fundraiser hosted by area construction equipment mogul, Republican megadonor, and full-on megaMAGAhead Don Ahern. That’s three days before the Nevada primary’s Election Day, but voting has already started of course and many, maybe most, people will have already voted by the June 8 fundraiser. The…
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History says tariffs rarely work, but Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend • Nevada Current
In June 2019, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted: “Trump doesn’t get the basics. He thinks his tariffs are being paid by China. Any freshman econ student could tell you that the American people are paying his tariffs.” Fast-forward five years to May 2024, and President Biden has announced a hike in tariffs on a variety of Chinese imports, including a…
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Trump’s corporate tax cuts paved the way for inflation • Nevada Current
Next year, when key provisions of President Trump’s 2017 tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations expire, we have an opportunity to get our money back. I’m not just talking about all the foregone tax revenue we’ve lost because the rich have paid so little since 2017 — though we should get that back, too. I’m talking about the money…
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Has Team Lombardo solved another Republican Southern Nevada math problem? • Nevada Current
“Seattle liberal Marty O’Donnell” is how Drew Johnson describes his main opponent in the Republican primary to challenge Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in Nevada’s third congressional district. The consultants behind Joe Lombardo’s successful 2022 campaign for governor are probably fine with that. They’re advising O’Donnell, and Lombardo has endorsed him. If their guy wins the primary, they’d prefer he didn’t go…
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Nevada’s high-stakes legislative gamble • Nevada Current
As ambitious rail projects like Brightline West push forward, Nevada stands at a critical crossroads in terms of infrastructure growth and rail safety. It’s been a year since Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed Assembly Bill 456—a bill that aimed to strengthen rail safety protocols—and the risks that haunt our tracks are not just lingering; they are intensifying. In a state known…
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What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common • Nevada Current
After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce White became an outspoken advocate of defunding the police. Over those ensuing months, he appeared at a number of protests and marches in Minnesota – demonstrations that conservative politicians and pundits excoriated. Four years later, White accepted the endorsement of the Minnesota GOP in the state’s 2024…
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Lessons from Riley Gaines on participation trophies and main character syndrome • Nevada Current
Women’s sports rarely get the respect they deserve and very few female athletes ever break through to become household names. Stellar performances by Brittney Griner, Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and many more have made the WNBA what it is today. But it’s not a coincidence that the arrival of Caitlin Clark, a white University of Iowa alum, has sparked a…
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