In The News: Department of Political Science

Wisconsin Public Radio

A pro-immigration group says Latinos could help decide next year's U.S. Senate contest in Wisconsin.

KSNV-TV: News 3

It was the tweet that made the GOP tremble.

The Christian Science Monitor

All three Democratic presidential hopefuls are set to join Senate minority leader Harry Reid at a party dinner in Nevada on Jan. 6, six weeks before the state’s presidential caucus.

Fox News

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid's well-oiled political machine will face its most formidable test in his long political career next year, in a race that won't even see his name on the ticket.

KNPR News

Earlier this week, democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley stumped in Las Vegas.

MPR News

A look ahead to caucus and elections days in 2016 and ask how the electorate has changed since 2012. What factors are motivating the key voting blocs in the states and districts that matter most?

Irish Examiner

Hillary Clinton is fighting a battle against Bernie Sanders in Nevada. Emily Cadei reports on the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the deeply divided ‘swing state.’

ABC News Australia

The government of the small island nation of Nauru recently made some promises about implementing more relaxed arrangements for the housing of asylum seekers and faster processing of their claims.

Fox News

One of the most controversial aspects of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) has become a major thorn in the sides of Democratic presidential hopefuls vying to secure the support of labor groups across the country.

KNPR News

Former Southern Nevada Water Authority chief Pat Mulroy was recently appointed to the board of gaming giant Wynn Resorts Limited.

McClatchyDC

After trying for years to be one of the elite kingmakers in picking presidential nominees, thanks to heavy prodding from Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada is losing the bet.

Las Vegas Sun

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called her a “formidable candidate.” A national campaign group praised her.