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Nixon’s official acts against his enemies list led to a bipartisan impeachment effort • Nevada Current
The Nixon administration’s enemies list inspired bipartisan revulsion. Its purpose was, in the immortal words of President Richard Nixon’s White…
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Foreshadowing a dreary legislative session, Dems hype modest education plan as ‘major’ • Nevada Current
Nevada state Senate Democrats emailed out a missive Wednesday morning proclaiming that their leader, Nicole Cannizzaro, has announced a “major…
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5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist • Nevada Current
The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014.…
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Lake Tahoe planning agency ducks environmental obligations • Nevada Current
It’s not good when it takes a formal letter from a Nevada legislative committee chair to pry loose a required…
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American by birth? Congratulations! But maybe have your papers ready. • Nevada Current
In a cabin in the Kaw Valley, a few miles northwest of what is now Lawrence, the first baby boy…
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Trump’s got Republican governors right where he wants them — obeying in advance • Nevada Current
“With my background in law enforcement, I can attest that reform is long overdue at the FBI,” Nevada Gov. Joe…
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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates • Nevada Current
Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in shocking numbers. Teaching…
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Trump demands are a test of courage for Thune and other senators • Nevada Current
The United States Senate is arguably the least democratic (small “d”) institution in any democracy in the world, with the…
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Mark Amodei, Nevada’s only Republican in Congress, has some choices to make • Nevada Current
Rep. Mark Amodei is confident that Washington’s annual game of December Budget Chicken will end without a government shutdown, he…
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How right-wing media is like improv theater • Nevada Current
If you’ve ever wondered how the right-wing media ecosystem operates and why it’s effective, try viewing it as a form…
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