Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party’s control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Cortez Masto, the state’s former two-term attorney general, focused her Senate campaign on the increasing threat to abortion access nationwide and worked to court the state’s Spanish-speaking residents and hourly wage earners, pointing out her support of a permanent pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers” and regularly visiting union halls and workers’ groups. Laxalt, a former Nevada attorney general himself who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2018, focused on rising inflation and a struggling economy for much of his campaign, attempting to tie voters’ financial woes to policies advanced by Democrats in Congress and Biden. Nevada is also a famously live-and-let-live state, and Cortez Masto’s message on preserving abortion rights resonated.

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Nevada Democrats keep legislative control but fall short of veto-proof supermajority
1 month, 1 week ago

Nevada Democrats keep legislative control but fall short of veto-proof supermajority

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Nevada Democrats will maintain their power in the statehouse but have fallen short of securing a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers that would have stripped the Republican governor of his veto power when they convene early next year. Democrats lost their razor-thin supermajority of 28 seats in the state Assembly after Republicans successfully flipped a competitive district …

Q&A: Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto on teaming up with VP Harris as attorneys general
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Q&A: Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto on teaming up with VP Harris as attorneys general

NPR  

Q&A: Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto on teaming up with VP Harris as attorneys general toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP Vice President Kamala Harris frequently talks about her time as a prosecutor – and how that experience has prepared her for the White House. Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto told Morning Edition why Harris emphasizes that experience. Sponsor Message “I think people …

Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen, at union hall rally, makes reelection bid official
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen, at union hall rally, makes reelection bid official

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LAS VEGAS — Nevada U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen announced Monday at a union hall in Las Vegas that she has officially filed for reelection in a presidential battleground state that is a top GOP target in a challenging 2024 Senate map. Rosen was introduced by leaders of plumbers and pipefitters, …

Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada running for reelection
1 year, 8 months ago

Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada running for reelection

The Independent  

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Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans
2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans

Associated Press  

Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday after The Associated Press declared Mike Garcia the winner of a race in California, securing the party the requisite 218th seat for the majority in the chamber. It took more than a week after the Nov. 8 midterm elections for Republicans to reach the minimum 218 seats needed to flip the …

Trump-backed Nevada GOP Senate candidate concedes loss
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump-backed Nevada GOP Senate candidate concedes loss

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada conceded on Tuesday that he lost, issuing statements saying that he won’t contest the result but calling mail-in balloting a “tactic” that tilted the balance. “I am confident that any challenge of this election would not alter the ultimate outcome,” GOP candidate Adam Laxalt said in …

Democrats Focus on Georgia after Nearing Senate Control but Republicans Vow to Fight Biden’s Agenda in Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Focus on Georgia after Nearing Senate Control but Republicans Vow to Fight Biden’s Agenda in Congress

News 18  

Democrats were in a rare victorious mood on Sunday after the win in Nevada handed them control of the US Senate following the midterm elections. The Democrats underperformed in the US House of Representatives elections but their victories over Trump-backed candidates and election deniers and averting an expected red wave in the US Congress has handed them some confidence. On …

Why AP called Nevada Senate race for Catherine Cortez Masto
2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP called Nevada Senate race for Catherine Cortez Masto

Associated Press  

The Associated Press called the Nevada Senate race for Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Saturday after a batch of votes from the Las Vegas area gave her a 5,000-vote lead that the AP determined she would not relinquish. The AP concluded Cortez Masto’s lead would carry even if Republican Adam Laxalt made gains in rural Nevada counties that are …

Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda. “We got a lot done and we’ll do a lot more for the American people,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Saturday night. I’m looking forward to the next couple …

Why the AP called control of the US Senate for the Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the AP called control of the US Senate for the Democrats

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats held control of the Senate on Saturday after The Associated Press declared Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto the winner in the Nevada Senate race. Her victory over Republican Adam Laxalt meant Democrats would hold onto a narrow lead in the chamber, controlling at least 50 seats and with the vice president’s tiebreaking vote, the majority. Cortez Masto got …

Big win for Biden as Democrats keep Senate majority
2 years, 1 month ago

Big win for Biden as Democrats keep Senate majority

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden's agenda. If Democrats manage to pull off a win in the House, it would mean full control of Congress for Democrats and another chance to advance Biden priorities, which he has said include …

Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate after win in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate after win in Nevada

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a Republican win over both houses of Congress. But the wave never got much beyond a ripple and on Saturday U.S. networks called the key Senate race in Nevada for Democrat incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, giving the party the …

Democrats seal Senate majority as Catherine Cortez Masto wins re-election in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats seal Senate majority as Catherine Cortez Masto wins re-election in Nevada

The Independent  

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Cortez Masto wins Nevada — victory cements Senate control for the Dems
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto wins Nevada — victory cements Senate control for the Dems

Raw Story  

Democrats have been projected winners of the United States Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was projected winner of the battleground U.S. Senate race in Nevada. According to projections from NBC News and CBS News, Cortez Mastro triumphed over Republican Adam Laxalt, the state's former attorney general, who also lost his 2018 campaign for governor. In a Thursday conference call …

Democrats keep control of Senate as Cortez Masto wins in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats keep control of Senate as Cortez Masto wins in Nevada

Al Jazeera  

Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada gives Democrats the 50 seats they needed to keep the Senate. President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has retained control of the United States Senate after winning a closely contested race in the state of Nevada. “The American people rejected — soundly rejected — the anti-democratic, authoritarian, nasty and divisive direction the MAGA Republicans wanted …

US midterm election results: Catherine Cortez Masto re-elected in Nevada, securing Democrats majority control of Senate
2 years, 1 month ago

US midterm election results: Catherine Cortez Masto re-elected in Nevada, securing Democrats majority control of Senate

ABC  

Incumbent US senator Catherine Cortez Masto has been re-elected in Nevada, securing the Democrats their 50th seat and maintaining their majority control of the Senate. Senate overall Loading Democrats win: Nevada Senator Cortez Masto's win means the Democrats maintain their control of the Senate given Vice-President Kamala Harris's tiebreaker vote. Loading Senator Cortez Masto, Nevada's former attorney-general, was first elected …

Are Dems on verge of taking the Senate? Republican lead in Nevada cut to 826 votes with 94% counted
2 years, 1 month ago

Are Dems on verge of taking the Senate? Republican lead in Nevada cut to 826 votes with 94% counted

Daily Mail  

The battle for control of the Senate was being fought in Nevada on Friday night, as the Republican challenger's lead narrowed to just 826 votes - with more votes expected to arrive at counting centers on Saturday. Messages from campaign staff to an advisor obtained by DailyMail.com show that Laxalt's staff are worried about what the last batch of votes …

Cortez Masto Narrows In On Laxalt In Nevada Senate Race
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto Narrows In On Laxalt In Nevada Senate Race

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LAS VEGAS — With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Nevada’s protracted ballot count ground through a fourth day Friday as election officials tallied thousands of votes ahead of a Saturday deadline to accept finally arriving mail-ins. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was running barely behind Republican Adam Laxalt, but with the remaining tens of …

Arizona election win puts Democrats one seat from Senate control
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona election win puts Democrats one seat from Senate control

Al Jazeera  

‘I’m humbled by the trust our state has placed in me to continue this work,’ Democratic Senator Mark Kelly said on Friday. Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has won his bid for re-election in the crucial swing state of Arizona, United States, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put the Democrats one seat away from clinching control of the Senate …

Undecided Nevada race could secure Senate majority for Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Undecided Nevada race could secure Senate majority for Democrats

The Independent  

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Race for Nevada’s US Senate candidates too early to call
2 years, 1 month ago

Race for Nevada’s US Senate candidates too early to call

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The nail-biting race between Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt remained too early to call after polls closed across Nevada Tuesday night. Laxalt and Cortez Masto have been locked in a tight race for weeks, both hitting hard on national party talking points: Laxalt blaming inflation and illegal immigration on Democratic policies, …

Nevada: What to expect on election night
2 years, 1 month ago

Nevada: What to expect on election night

Associated Press  

Nevada is home to one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the country as Democrats play defense to hold onto Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s seat in her contest against Republican Adam Laxalt. The AP will not call down-ballot races on election night if the margin between the top two candidates is less than 2% or if the …

What happens in Vegas... could decide who controls the Senate
2 years, 1 month ago

What happens in Vegas... could decide who controls the Senate

Daily Mail  

The fate of who controls the Senate in next year’s Congress could fall to one battleground race in the American southwest – though it’s not attracting the nationwide attention like high-profile elections in other parts of the country. ‘So it sometimes gets forgotten, which is bizarre, given that it's a very real pick up opportunity for Republicans – and one …

Control of US Senate could come down to tight Nevada race
2 years, 2 months ago

Control of US Senate could come down to tight Nevada race

Associated Press  

A frenzied race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the closest in the country and both candidates hope their messages on abortion, immigration, inflation or public safety will tip the balance in their favor. As Election Day draws near, both are continuing to follow the same campaign playbooks as their national parties, with Cortez …

Members of Nevada senate candidate’s family endorse opponent
2 years, 2 months ago

Members of Nevada senate candidate’s family endorse opponent

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Less than a month before Election Day, 14 members of Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt’s family sent a letter endorsing his opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. The family members also wrote that Cortez Masto’s career demonstrates she is “an authentic advocate of Nevada.” It marks the second time that some of Laxalt’s family has …

Nevada Senate race tests potency of abortion focus for Dems
2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada Senate race tests potency of abortion focus for Dems

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Democrats predicted abortion would be Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s saving grace. That’s why so many are outraged by the repeal.” Democrats insist that Nevada remains a purple state, despite being led by a Democratic governor, two Democratic senators and a Democratic-controlled state legislature. But if you just sit there and they’re pummeling you on crime and pummeling …

Democrats have improved their Senate odds — but here's how Republicans could still pull off a victory
2 years, 2 months ago

Democrats have improved their Senate odds — but here's how Republicans could still pull off a victory

Raw Story  

On Friday, writing for The New York Times, Lauren Leatherby and Jonathan Weisman outlined the current state of play for control of the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections. "Earlier this year, Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat in Georgia, had been considered one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats as he took on Herschel Walker, a scandal-prone Republican backed …

Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race
2 years, 5 months ago

Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race

Associated Press  

SPARKS, Nev. — Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV cameras on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto portrayed her reelection campaign as a defining moment in a decades-long fight for reproductive freedom, even in pro-abortion rights Nevada. “To preventing a federal abortion ban.” Cortez Masto is one of several Democrats up for reelection who are …

Vulnerable Dems run against Washington — and their party
2 years, 6 months ago

Vulnerable Dems run against Washington — and their party

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Just like endangered Democrats in other states, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is running against Washington. “I’m running for reelection because you deserve a senator who will cut through the gridlock and dysfunction in Washington and deliver real results for your family,” Cortez Masto says on her campaign website. “I’ll work with anyone — Democrats, Republicans and independents …

GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control
2 years, 7 months ago

GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The man Republicans hope could be their 51st senator, putting them back in power, took the stage recently at a rowdy country music bar in Las Vegas packed with excited voters. “This election will be focused on inflation, the price of gas and Joe Biden’s first two years in office,” said Jeremy Hughes, a GOP strategist in …

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Faces Tough Reelection Fight
2 years, 8 months ago

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Faces Tough Reelection Fight

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats are on defense in several Senate races amid a challenging political environment this year, and one of their toughest contests might be in Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who made history in 2016 when she was elected as the first Latina senator, faces strong headwinds in a purple state that has trended blue in recent elections. …

Laxalt paves path in 2022 Senate race with Biden backlash
3 years, 2 months ago

Laxalt paves path in 2022 Senate race with Biden backlash

Associated Press  

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — In a western battleground state that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate, Republican Adam Laxalt has early on targeted those who feel angered and afraid, telling them the stakes of next year’s race against Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto are no less than existential. “Disillusionment with the promises that the party in power made maybe stimulates …

Sen. Tom Cotton: Laxalt key to GOP flipping the U.S. Senate
3 years, 4 months ago

Sen. Tom Cotton: Laxalt key to GOP flipping the U.S. Senate

The Independent  

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