Politics

FILE - Guests respond as Broadway Inspirational Voices performs during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, June 13, 2023. Biden will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday early with a concert on the White House South Lawn on Monday night. Singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle will be among the performers. Biden signed a law in 2021 that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday.

Biden hosting early Juneteenth celebration concert on White House lawn

June 10, 2024, 1:46pm Politics

President Joe Biden will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. Read story

A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds

June 10, 2024, 1:45pm Politics

Most Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time, which colors how they view U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media, according to a study on conspiracy theories. Read story

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for ‘innocent life’

June 10, 2024, 8:50am Latest News

Donald Trump on Monday will address a Christian group that calls for abortion to be “eradicated entirely,” as the presumptive Republican nominee again takes on an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election. Read story

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday May 29, 2024.

Blinken returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal hangs in balance after hostage rescue

June 10, 2024, 8:02am Nation & World

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Middle East on Monday as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance after the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza in a major military raid and turmoil in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Read story

Cards to be used with voting equipment are seen in a secure room in Mineral County clerk-treasurer’s office in Hawthorne, Nev., Monday, May 13, 2024. The use of electronic balloting has been quietly expanding in recent years to cover the disabled and, in Nevada this year, Native American tribes. Election security experts are warning of the risk that ballots submitted on a computer can be digitally intercepted or manipulated.

Nevada has a plan to expand electronic voting. That concerns election security experts

June 10, 2024, 8:01am Nation & World

Members of the Walker River Paiute Tribe have watched the boundaries of their land recede over time, along with the waters of the lake that are central to their identity. Read story

‘One of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had’: Karen Bowerman and Gary Medvigy reflect on their years as Clark County Council members

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are, from left, Glen Yung, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman (on screen), Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

June 10, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

At the end of this year, Karen Bowerman and Gary Medvigy will leave their positions on the Clark County Council. Bowerman is in her fourth year as a county councilor, and Medvigy is in his sixth year. Read story