Iowa and New Hampshire have a number of virtues, electoral diversity isn’t one of them.

The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has ignited a partisan debate over who will fill the seat he left vacant. But there are also a lot of controversial cases pending, including the one on immigration reform.

The Tuesday before the caucuses, Nevadans young and old gathered at the East Las Vegas Community Center after school and work to eat Mexican food and learn how to caucus.

The Tuesday before the caucuses, Nevadans young and old gathered at the East Las Vegas Community Center after school and work to eat Mexican food and learn how to caucus.

Jewish voters in Nevada suffer the same affliction as anyone else ahead of caucuses in the presidential race: No one is quite sure how the damn system works.

Donald Trump was supposed to be running for president as a publicity stunt and ego boost. He wasn’t serious. He couldn’t win.

If you aren’t involved in politics or taking action on issues that affect your life, Cheska Perez will put you to shame. And if you want to be doing those things but don’t feel up to it, talk to her; she has energy to burn and a story to tell that’s both maddening and inspiring.

If you’re not a political obsessive, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the Nevada caucuses are coming up this week and next. Geographically remote to much of the country, the state has received little attention in the early campaign season. It doesn’t have a claim to a “first,” like Iowa and New Hampshire, and it has fewer delegates to offer than South Carolina.

If you’re not a political obsessive, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the Nevada caucuses are coming up this week and next. Geographically remote to much of the country, the state has received little attention in the early campaign season. It doesn’t have a claim to a “first,” like Iowa and New Hampshire, and it has fewer delegates to offer than South Carolina.