Fire-eaters face Lombardo favorite in GOP SOS primary

Las Vegas man makes national news. Las Vegas can be an intriguing place to live if going out and getting hammered on a regular basis is a lifestyle priority. If getting yer ya ya's out is the deciding factor for living in Las Vegas, fine, to each their own. But I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest there are some occupations with which such a lifestyle is not compatible, like, oh, being the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Nearly every person Trump has appointed to his cabinet or other high-profile positions has been a charlatan, a performance artist, and/or a quack. For Trump, that's been part of the fun, a feature, not a bug; Ooh, look at how disgusted the libs are. Cool!

Kash Patel, Las Vegas resident, will be ousted as FBI director sooner rather than later. Maybe Trump will be persuaded to break from his preferred practice, and fill an important and sensitive position with someone who's serious — or at least someone who's just a little bit less of a freak show than the office's current occupant.

IN NEVADA CURRENT

Election “cabal” theorist Jim Marchant! “Second Amendment remedies” enthusiast Sharron Angle! And a blank slate named Shirley Folkins-Roberts, who was evidently recruited by Gov. Joe Lombardo's campaign brain trust, if not to defeat Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, to at least keep Lombardo from being on the same ballot as Jim Marchant or Sharron Angle. Happy Republican secretary of state primary, everyone! Michael Lyle reports: Familiar firebrands face Lombardo-backed contender in Republican SOS primary

Ah, here we go. As I think I suggested in the newsletter the other day, stories about people running to be a judge in Nevada can be chock full of ... colorful characters. There are a few more of these stories to go, and goodness knows anything can happen. But I'm guessing this entry in the genre has got to be approaching peak judge story fun for the 2026 cycle. Enjoy. Dana Gentry reports: Drama rules in Family Court race for Dept. P 

From the D.C. bureau:

Show me the money: Businesses line up for $166B in refunds from Trump’s illegal tariffs. Meanwhile, if you're wondering when you, hapless U.S. consumer, are going to get a refund for the extra costs you've had to incur because of Trump's illegal import taxes, the answer is never.

Trump administration accused of ‘kneecapping’ wind and solar power in favor of oil, gas. "...this administration’s energy policy is based on political grievance, ideological hostility and, of course, propping up big oil and gas.”

Good Luck