In The News: Department of Political Science

Newswise

Many Americans go about their daily routines without fear of invasion or repercussions for acknowledging their own freedom. But an ocean away, that’s the reality for Taiwan, a small island off the coast of mainland China.

Las Vegas Sun

In text exchange, Lombardo talks of ‘putting Brian Greenspun out of business'

Politico

U.S. companies with Taiwan-based operations are panicking about the impact of possible Chinese military aggression toward the self-governing island.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

With the Supreme Court now overturning Roe vs. Wade, what does this mean for abortion access here in Nevada?

Washington Post

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, a trip that had sparked earlier warnings from Beijing that China’s military “won’t sit idly by” if the visit occurs. A day earlier, the White House urged China not to overreact to Pelosi’s likely visit. And while President Biden went to great lengths to clarify to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Congress acts independently from the White House, the U.S. administration had expressed reservations about Pelosi’s plans.

Las Vegas Sun

Some notable Republicans in Nevada are supporting Democratic candidates over those in their own party in November’s midterm elections.

Fox News

Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen gave a dire warning to Democrats that Latino voters in Vegas are leaving the Democratic Party.

Washington Post

National polls suggest that Latinos are moving sharply away from the Democratic Party. If that plays out in the midterms, it’s likely no place will be impacted more than here in Nevada’s fastest-growing metropolitan area. And that could wipe out much of the advantage Democrats have built in this blue-trending state.

Nevada Independent

More than a week after Republican gubernatorial candidate and Reno-area attorney Joey Gilbert filed a formal challenge to his primary loss against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, it remains unclear precisely when a judge will hear the case.

Las Vegas Sun

Republican Jim Marchant, a former Nevada Assemblyman vying to be Nevada’s next secretary of state, has said he would not have certified the 2020 presidential election in which President Joe Biden won by more than 30,000 votes here against Donald Trump.

KNPR News

Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV cameras on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto portrayed her reelection campaign as a defining moment in a decades-long fight for reproductive freedom, even in pro-abortion rights Nevada.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

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