In The News: Department of Political Science
When former President Donald Trump touched down in Minden, Nevada, on Saturday to campaign for a slate of Republican candidates, he landed in a town of just under 3,500 people – about 0.1% of the state’s population.
Harry Reid’s machine turned Nevada blue. Will it stay that way?
Nevada knows how to put on a good show. But in a year of buzzy U.S. Senate races, the Silver State is far from the top of the list.
With reports of heightened energy tensions following the escalation of the war in Ukraine, UNLV professor Christian Jensen is a perfect source for answers.
We are about a month and a half away from the midterm election. One of the groups with rising voting numbers are Latinos.
Early voting is less than a month away, and the balance of power in Congress could rest solely on Nevada.
With its origins dating back to the early 1900s, Mexico's automotive industry has since made impressive progress towards establishing itself as a globally competitive manufacturer. In 2021, the country's passenger car market recorded revenue of more than US$51.4bn, up by over a quarter of its 2020 revenue, according to Statista.
Post COVID-19, Southern Nevada’s attention must turn to balancing growth and economic diversification while mitigating the effects of climate change and a decreasing water supply.
Candidates vying for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat this November voiced mixed reactions to legislation proposed this week that would effectively ban most abortions nationally, with one vowing to block the bill and another acknowledging it has little chance to become law.
The war in Ukraine has rattled global energy markets, fueled inflation and prompted the European Union to seek alternatives to Russian natural gas. The EU has found nothing better than to beg from Azerbaijan. However, she would have to look elsewhere, and quickly.
Azerbaijan has been accused of war crimes and human rights abuses – it displays great hostility to one of Israel's biggest allies.
For a particular campaign sign that has popped up across Las Vegas as the midterm elections draw near, the message couldn’t be more clear.