In 1983 the University of Nevada-Las Vegas replaced its Confederate mascot with a mountain man bearing a striking resemblance to Yosemite Sam. The cartoonish mustache and complete lack of Confederate garb, however, were not enough to save him from administrators, who last week removed a statue of the mascot following student complaints about its “racist roots.”
A government watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Steven Horsford (D., Nev.) on Wednesday alleging the congressman abused his position and potentially broke the law while concealing a decade-long affair with a former intern. 
LAS VEGAS — Lesson learned. Attend a Democratic caucus with a beard on your face, and everyone there will naturally assume you represent the Bernie Sanders campaign. You'll be tempted to say yes, because it always feels good to win in Vegas. Because on this otherwise normal Saturday in the epicenter of capitalism, a 78 year old socialist has claimed victory, and laid waste to the Democratic Party. 
LAS VEGAS — Sin City is a most poetic setting to observe the Democratic Party's ongoing struggle to nominate a challenger for President Donald J. Trump, the Las Vegas of human beings, whose name looms over the lustrous strip like the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. 
It's been more than two weeks, and we still do not know who won the Iowa Democratic caucus. In the days since the start of that historic catastrophe, news reports have blamed the Iowa Democratic party's inaccurate figures on a smartphone app developed by Shadow, Inc., a "progressive" technology firm. Shadow, in turn, has been linked to a non-profit, ACRONYM, out of which has spun a complex network of private and public entities through which millions in Democratic dark money courses. 
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg wilted under a barrage of withering criticism from his much taller Democratic rivals during his first appearance on the primary debate stage. 
As the number one source for research on Michael Bloomberg's long, documented history of standing on boxes to boost his height, the Washington Free Beacon will remain on top of the issue as he makes his first appearance at a Democratic presidential debate. 
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Tuesday contradicted a statement from the representative of Nevada's largest labor union by saying he's not sure his supporters attacked the union's leadership.
Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor trying to become the shortest individual elected president since the five-foot-seven William McKinley in 1896, will finally get the chance to stand up to his Democratic rivals on the debate stage. It remains to be seen what sort of contraption the multibillionaire will deploy in an attempt to conceal the truth about his diminutive stature. 
Rep. Dina Titus (D., Nev.) told a Nevada crowd Tuesday that she would like to “impeach the bastard right now” as public impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump proceed in Washington, D.C.
