MoreBack to News Headlines



Nevada throws down the 2024 gauntlet
CNN
On Monday, while you were barbecuing, the Democratic-controlled Nevada Legislature made a major move to shake up the 2024 nominating calendar.
The bill, which waits the (likely) signature of Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, would move Nevada to the front of the 2024 nominating calendar -- ahead of Iowa's caucuses and New Hampshire's primary. It would set the vote for the first Tuesday of February and change the vote from caucuses to a primary. "It's time for Nevada to take its rightful place, not just first in the West but in the nation, as a diverse state, a state with diverse issues," Nevada Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson told The Associated Press.More Related News

Los Angeles man dies in jail while awaiting trial for killing and dismemberment of wife, her parents
A Los Angeles man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, her mother and her stepfather has died in jail while awaiting trial, authorities said Monday.

A slew of Democratic-led states asked a federal court on Monday to lift the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $7 billion in public education money, accusing the Department of Education of unlawfully locking up critical funds Congress set aside to help low-income and immigrant students, among others.