As the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries surge once again with no winners and Nevadans make the trip to border gas stations for tickets, FOX5 looks at the next steps necessary to make a lottery legal-- and why the November 2024 election matters.

After resounding losses in the lower courts, former United States President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss now heads to the Supreme Court, a key development likely to further delay his trial as he again runs for re-election. The nation’s highest court will only hear arguments during the week of April 22 after an appeals court on 6 February unanimously rejected his claim that he was shielded from criminal prosecutions over actions taken while in office.

He sought to invalidate the results of the 2020 elections, tried to attack democracy and fueled the rebellion - this is what the prosecutor's office believes. Donald Trump was charged many months ago. - The attack on our nation's Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented attack on the seat of American democracy. As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. The defendant's lies were intended to obstruct the process of collecting, counting and certifying presidential election results across the country, according to Jack Smith, the special prosecutor investigating Donald Trump.

This year's races in the state "were created to give all the convention votes to Donald Trump... They have not hidden it and it is not a secret," explains an academic.

Nevada held a Republican presidential primary Tuesday. On Thursday, the state GOP will host Republican presidential caucuses — with a different set of candidates competing. Confusing? Yes. Here’s how we got there and what actually matters.

State will have a GOP primary and a caucus this week, but only the latter counts

The bifurcated Republican presidential nomination contest that is unfolding this week in Nevada — a nonbinding primary Tuesday and a caucus Thursday — was orchestrated by Republican leaders to assure another delegate victory for former President Donald Trump in his march to the nomination.

On Tuesday, Nevada will hold a Republican presidential primary. Two days later, the state GOP will host Republican presidential caucuses — with a different set of candidates competing. President Biden won the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Saturday, notching a decisive victory in his party’s first official nominating contest. Former president Donald Trump holds the lead in the Republican delegate count.