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Nevada gubernatorial candidates clash over Trump's policies

(The Center Square) - Nevada’s gubernatorial primaries are teasers to a competitive November election that is expected to be decided by narrow margins in the swing state. Gov. Joe Lombardo has faced minimal significant opposition to the Republican party nomination as state Attorney General Aaron Ford headlines the pack of

Millions were spent on Montana’s rowdy Republican legislative primaries. What’s next?

A “wash,” a “mixed bag,” some hard feelings and sleepy candidates — those are the more abstract results of Tuesday’s rowdy Republican legislative primary elections across Montana. If the point of all the money and vitriol that went into these races was to change the makeup of the 2027 Legislature,

From suicide pact to Faustian bargain to the art of the deal: Bowing to presidential power | David Adler

The evolution in America of rationales for the cascading growth of presidential power, which began in earnest in the post-war world and followed a trajectory through the expression of the Imperial Presidency before reaching new heights in President Donald Trump’s authoritarian pretensions, has long found traction in the

Two Democrats, two Republicans seek attorney general seat

Editor's note: This is part of a series previewing the congressional and statewide races in the Nevada primary election, set for June 9. The election will determine which Democrats and Republicans will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election. (The Center Square) - Candidates for Nevada’s

Montana sees unofficial primary turnout drop from 2022

More than 37.6% of Montana’s registered voters participated in Tuesday’s primary election, down from 39.4% in the 2022 primaries, according to the Montana Secretary of State’s office. Unofficial results show that 297,884 Montanans cast ballots during the 2026 primary, just up from the 293,

What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?

What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?

Strategic autonomy is having a moment. European leaders are invoking it to justify a historic defense buildup; India’s foreign ministry has made it the organizing principle of a policy that buys Russian oil while courting American investment; and Canada is treating it as a “core objective.” The phrase is

Trump signs executive orders on customs, federal workforce reforms

(The Center Square) – A year and a half and over 260 executive orders into his second term, President Donald Trump signed several more executive orders Wednesday, including one strengthening customs enforcement and another on federal workforce reforms. According to the administration, “systemic inefficiencies” in the customs system allow ill-intentioned