Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson asked the Inspector General investigating the Phoenix VA scandal to adjust findings in his final report. This resulted in the addition of a highly quoted claim that there was no conclusive evidence wait times had
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) have denounced a series of racist comments Cliven Bundy made to Adam Nagourney, reporter at The New York Times, in a story published Wednesday. “His remarks on race are offensive and I wholeheartedly
The trouble with being an actor is that you have to remember your lines. The trouble with being a political actor is that that you have to make the new lines fit with all the other lines you’ve delivered in
Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) offered an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would define Nevada as a “border state” despite the fact that no part of Nevada’s state borders touch Mexico. “Nevada is a top destination for
In response to Manchin: Gabby Giffords Is Our Whip on Gun Bill: I don’t think, though, that he says he’ll vote “no” on cloture. All I see here is that he’ll vote “no” on the amendment itself. “I believe very
In a report detailing the news that Rep. Shelley Berkley violated House rules, albeit unintentionally, The Hill displayed its usual bias for Democrats and against Republicans. The House Ethics Committee asserted that Berkley and her husband benefited by her improper
(AP) WASHINGTONRepublican Dean Heller wins Senate seat in Nevada.
Two new polls have incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) pulling away from embattled Rep. Shelley Berkeley (D-NV) in their Senate race. According to a poll from SurveyUSA, Heller leads 46-40; according to Rasmussen, Heller leads 50-43. The margin of the
Nevada Senator Dean Heller and Representative Mark Amodei joined forces with Senator Charles Grassley to get answers about the US Attorney/Reno ATF rift. Heller, Amodei and Grassley sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding a response and documents.
Nevada Senate candidate Dean Heller’s campaign is fighting back against a false attack ad cut by Patriot Majority, which is a front group for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). The ad painted Heller as someone who would side with
According to the newest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, Republican Senator Dean Heller has pulled into a substantial lead against challenger Rep. Shelley Berkeley (D-NV). Berkeley has been dogged by accusations regarding her lobbying for health care money that ended up
Democratic Congressman Shelley Berkley’s Campaign for Senate released a television ad that claimed her opponent, incumbent Republican Senator Dean Heller, was implicated in a $64 million diamond scam. By Monday, every major media outlet in Nevada declared the ad was
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV 1), the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Nevada, attempted Tuesday to crash a Ryan rally held at a Las Vegas area high school. Berkley held a hastily-organized press conference in the school’s parking lot.
Shelly Berkley, the Democratic Congressman who’s running against Republican Dean Heller for the Senate seat in Nevada, can’t seem to shake a growing litany of ethics charges. Her Republican opponent and conservative Super PACs are doing everything possible to remind
Amonix, the California based company that received $5.9 million of federal stimulus money to open a solar energy manufacturing plant in Nevada in 2010, announced yesterday it was closing its Nevada plant after barely a year in operation. It was
Did Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley advocate for a substandard kidney treatment center to stay open so that she could look out for kidney patients in the Silver State? Or did she do so in order to get more silver for
The consensus is in: Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) is in serious trouble in her Senate race against Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). That’s because yesterday, the House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to open an investigation into Berkley’s support for subsidies and
This week, the House Ethics Committee is scheduled to decide on whether to proceed with the investigation of Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), who is also running for Senate against Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). The case against Berkley is one of
In the race for the Senate seat in Nevada, Republican incumbent Dean Heller is facing off against seven-term congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-Las Vegas). Berkley may be from Nevada, but she doesn’t act like it; she’s putting the interests of national environmental
Rep. Shelley Berkley’s support in Nevada in her race with incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) is unstable. It’s unstable mainly because it’s largely public sector union-based, and with the rise in discontent about public sector unions around the country –
Last week, Washoe County Republican Party Chairman David Buell filed an ethics complaint with the Federal Elections Commission after Senate candidate Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) allegedly coordinated her activities with the Nevada Democratic Party. Under Nevada law, only the party nominee can
From The National Journal: The president’s dismal poll ratings, should they continue into next year, could sink Democratic hopes for reclaiming ground in the House and retaining control of the Senate — especially in battleground states and swing districts. “If
