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Reid defends Obama on two scandals, but not on a third: Tuesday, May 14, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; It’s only Tuesday, but it's shaping up to be one of President Barack Obama’s roughest weeks on the job. The White House is fighting back the flames of three scandals.

Legal arguments in Proposition 8 gay-marriage case could ripple in Nevada: Wednesday, March 27, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; The first case concerning gay marriage that came before Supreme Court this week was focused on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, a ballot measure to ban gay marriage in California. But the case — or at least the arguments presented in it — may have significance for states like Nevada as well.

Senate Democrats wary of Obama's hopes for 'grand bargain': Wednesday, March 13, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; President Barack Obama began his week of congressional meetings among friends, huddling with Senate Democrats for over an hour during their regular weekly lunch to talk strategy as the country edges closer to the effective date for sequestration cuts later this month.

Senate confirms candidate for federal judgeship in Nevada: Monday, March 11, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; Nevada’s judicial vacancy count just dropped by one, after the Senate voted Monday afternoon to confirm Andrew Gordon for a seat on the federal bench.

Heller’s ‘no budget, no pay’ plan part of debt ceiling agreement: Thursday, January 31, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; The Senate gave its final blessing to a bill to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling today, with a vote that simultaneously sent Nevada Sen. Dean Heller’s “no budget, no pay” legislation to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature.

Harry Reid says immigration is ‘top priority’ but won’t rush it: Thursday, January 31, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; Immigration is the “top priority” for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his team of top Democrats, who are confident 2013 “will be the year” that a comprehensive reform bill gets through Congress.

LV lawyer Gordon, a federal bench nominee, faces benign grilling at hearing: Thursday, December 13, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Las Vegas lawyer Andrew Gordon received his first official grilling Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first step in the process toward confirming him as a federal judge for Nevada.

Joe Heck: We need to know what happened in the days leading up to Benghazi attack: Sunday, November 18, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; WASHINGTON — Last week’s hearings with former Central Intelligence Agency Director Gen. David Petraeus have not fully cleared the air surrounding the Obama administration’s response to September’s terror attack. At least one Nevada representative wishes lawmakers would focus on bigger takeaways from the Libya tragedy.

Harry Reid casts early vote in North Las Vegas: Wednesday, October 31, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Sen. Harry Reid was in North Las Vegas today, where he visited a Cardenas Market and cast an early vote. It was one of Reid’s first public appearances in the Las Vegas area since he was involved in a car accident last week.

More action on tax-cut extensions, but no closer to a compromise: Wednesday, August 1, 2012; politics:; By Karoun Demirjian; Senate Democrats declared victory last week after passing a bill to extend tax cuts on income up to $250,000, while striking down a plan to extend cuts at upper income levels. On Wednesday, House Republicans declared the same victory — by doing the opposite.

Reid: Romney couldn't be confirmed as dog-catcher: Thursday, July 12, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; As the flame-throwing over Mitt Romney’s Bain background grows more heated on the campaign trail, Sen. Harry Reid has dedicated himself to stoking things from the sidelines.

Sen. Harry Reid furious over China-made Olympic team uniforms: Thursday, July 12, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Sen. Harry Reid is ripping that the U.S. Olympic team’s opening ceremony uniforms are made in China — so much so that he’d rather see American athletes show up for the London ceremonies in original Olympian nude than sport threads made by the United States’ biggest economic competitor.

What vast support for Yucca amendment in House could mean for Nevada: Thursday, June 7, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Nevada's House delegation stood firm against an appropriations bill that would pump $35 million to the Yucca Mountain project, registering its disapproval of the bid to revive the waste dump even as the bill passed the House with a strong majority.

House passes Rep. Heck's mine-cleanup legislation: Wednesday, June 6, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Congress is halfway toward clearing the red tape on the Three Kids Mine reclamation project, a necessary step before the city of Henderson can sell the abandoned mine and start the cleanup that’s been so long overdue.

Nevadans will be bombarded with political ads on TV: Tuesday, June 5, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Prepare to be inundated on the airwaves. With just under five months to go until Election Day, Nevada is the top-ranked state for campaign spending per voter on television ads, according to numbers compiled by Kantar Media’s Campaign Media Analysis Group and reported in the National Journal on Monday.