February 28, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News
On Saturday, Clark County’s Republicans will gather in two locations to hold their 2020 precinct caucuses. Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:54am Politics
Democratic White House hopefuls are seizing on President Donald Trump’s delayed response to the coronavirus outbreak, calling it the latest evidence of his incompetence and warning that the crisis may… Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:15pm Politics
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Democrats’ 2020 primary season enters a critical four-day stretch that will help determine whether the party rallies behind Bernie Sanders or embraces a longer and uglier slog that could carry on until the national convention. Read story
February 28, 2020, 6:30pm Politics
OXON HILL, Md. — Four years ago, candidate Donald Trump didn’t bother attending the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, jabbing that he was too controversial for the buttoned-up, establishment Republican gathering. Read story
February 28, 2020, 2:45pm Politics
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bernie Sanders will swing through North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts in the coming days. Elizabeth Warren will make stops in Texas and Arkansas. Amy Klobuchar will be in Tennessee and Virginia. Read story
February 28, 2020, 2:45pm Politics
WASHINGTON — A trillion trees is a lot, but would be woefully inadequate to address the global warming crisis, according to Democrats and climate scientists who said Republican backers of a tree-planting plan are using it to distract attention from the need to phase out fossil fuel use. Read story
February 28, 2020, 1:57pm Politics
WASHINGTON — Competent, a fighter, good. Old, out of touch, disingenuous. And, of course: Who’s that? Read story
February 28, 2020, 1:23pm Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the signing of an agreement with the Afghan Taliban aimed at beginning a draw down of thousands of U.S. troops and ending America’s 18-year involvement in the war. Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:44am Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus but also faced contentious questions from Democrats about the basis for an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general and whether the attack had put American security at risk. Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:44am Politics
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging probe of Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department, demanding briefings, documents and interviews with 15 officials as it tries to determine whether there has been improper political interference in federal law enforcement. Read story