World & Nation
The Nevada congressman whose district includes the ranch of a cattleman battling the federal government over grazing rights on public land says he wants the rancher’s armed supporters to leave.
May 7, 2014
California
Supporters of Rep. Barbara Lee mount a campaign for her to be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nominee to fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s post.
Oct. 1, 2023
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said she isn’t hopeful that immigration reform will pass after she visited a Border Patrol facility in Brownsville, Texas, on Saturday.
June 28, 2014
Politics
The late Sen. Harry Reid’s clout and fundraising muscle made Nevada’s Democratic Party a juggernaut. In transforming the state, he recast the race for the White House.
Sept. 14, 2023
Butler is a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement and previously was an advisor to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement, to fill the Senate vacancy left by Feinstein’s death.
Oct. 2, 2023
At the behest of some Senate Democrats worried about the political fallout, President Obama held off earlier this year from announcing his new immigration policy.
Nov. 22, 2014
One usually surefire way to gauge the political climate on election night is to follow the clock of poll closings across the nation, east to west.
Nov. 4, 2014
WASHINGTON -- As the minority party, House Democrats have little power to move legislation over Republican objections, but they launched a long-shot effort Wednesday to push House Speaker John A.
March 26, 2014
House Democrats try to force a vote on immigration reform