Steve Sebelius
@stevesebelius.bsky.social
Journalist. Writer. Broadcaster. Reader.
Thinking of Assemblywoman @selenafornevada.bsky.social today as I reset all my clocks to standard time. Hoping next session we can pass her bill to #locktheclock like our neighbor Arizona!
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thinking of Assemblywoman @selenafornevada.bsky.social today as I reset all my clocks to standard time. Hoping next session we can pass her bill to #locktheclock like our neighbor Arizona!
An insider talks about a broken Senate confirmation process, and how Republicans and Democrats must work together to fix it.
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I Watched the Senate Break Down. Here’s How to Fix It.
The Senate used to run on deals involving everything from pipelines to feral cows. Reviving them could be the first step to fixing politics.
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August 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
An insider talks about a broken Senate confirmation process, and how Republicans and Democrats must work together to fix it.
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“The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House.”
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As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests
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May 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House.”
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“The NPC criticism got something right. There are real dangers to conformity. Political parties — even presidential administrations — are stronger when they can hear contrary voices.”
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Opinion | The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours
What happens when ambition no longer checks ambition?
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February 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“The NPC criticism got something right. There are real dangers to conformity. Political parties — even presidential administrations — are stronger when they can hear contrary voices.”
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“Determined citizens who understand the stakes can — eventually, inconsistently — defeat those who manipulate opinion and laws. We saw that most recently in Poland.”
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Opinion | I’ve Covered Authoritarians Abroad. Trump’s Actions Look Familiar.
Trump’s actions remind me of authoritarians I’ve covered for four decades around the globe.
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February 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Determined citizens who understand the stakes can — eventually, inconsistently — defeat those who manipulate opinion and laws. We saw that most recently in Poland.”
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The latest evidence that true Christian faithfulness is an ill fit with partisan politics, and that a person cannot serve two masters.
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Attacks on Catholics, Lutherans suggest new Trump approach on religion
Allies of the president are leveling attacks on religious groups, including Catholics and Lutherans, and questioning their efforts to help migrants.
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February 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The latest evidence that true Christian faithfulness is an ill fit with partisan politics, and that a person cannot serve two masters.
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Spoiler alert: No, Jan. 6 was not an “inside job” and the rioters were not patriots. And no, the 2020 election was not stolen; Joe Biden won in a free and fair election, and by a large margin.
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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
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February 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Spoiler alert: No, Jan. 6 was not an “inside job” and the rioters were not patriots. And no, the 2020 election was not stolen; Joe Biden won in a free and fair election, and by a large margin.
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With respect, Ben Rhodes is wrong here. Donald Trump is *exactly* the person a slim majority of voters elected in November, and he did not hide the kind of president he would be when he was campaigning. No one should be in the least surprised.
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Opinion | This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected
He is making us a corrupted, brittle superpower.
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February 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
With respect, Ben Rhodes is wrong here. Donald Trump is *exactly* the person a slim majority of voters elected in November, and he did not hide the kind of president he would be when he was campaigning. No one should be in the least surprised.
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“The administration seems to have wanted challenges that consume a ton of resources — of opponents, courts and public attention — even as members of the administration know the provisions do not square with the law that exists.”
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Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders
With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a flurry of legal actions. But can the courts keep up?
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February 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“The administration seems to have wanted challenges that consume a ton of resources — of opponents, courts and public attention — even as members of the administration know the provisions do not square with the law that exists.”
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Definitely not better.
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The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”
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January 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Definitely not better.
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The Founders counted on ambition and self-interest to ensure each branch of government jealously guarded its own powers and duties.
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Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker
In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana Republican is diminishing a job that involves leading a coequal branch of go...
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January 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Founders counted on ambition and self-interest to ensure each branch of government jealously guarded its own powers and duties.
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Aaron Blake writes in the Washington Post about 12 potential presidential contenders in 2028:
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Analysis | The 12 Democrats who make the most sense for 2028
There’s a vacuum atop an adrift Democratic Party. Here’s who could fill it.
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January 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Aaron Blake writes in the Washington Post about 12 potential presidential contenders in 2028:
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More proof that redistricting reform is an essential pillar of necessary reforms if we’re interested in moving past toxic partisanship.
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In 2024 Elections, Most Races Were Over Before They Started
A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.
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January 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
More proof that redistricting reform is an essential pillar of necessary reforms if we’re interested in moving past toxic partisanship.
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“Pluralism requires both law and ethics to function, and without ethics the law will fail.”
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Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
Us and them is all the rage.
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January 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“Pluralism requires both law and ethics to function, and without ethics the law will fail.”
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Happy New Year! @DavidoffBarLV
January 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Happy New Year! @DavidoffBarLV
The political year that was: 13 takeaways from 2024.
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One last look back: Top takeaways from Nevada's 2024 political year in review
2024 was a huge year for politics, especially here in swing-state Nevada. Here’s our list of the top 13 political stories of 2024.
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January 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The political year that was: 13 takeaways from 2024.
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tfw you are sitting in a long, boring legislative hearing and somebody asks a question about “the delta.”
December 16, 2024 at 9:11 PM
tfw you are sitting in a long, boring legislative hearing and somebody asks a question about “the delta.”
Watching drones above your house on the East Coast? If you see the one on the left, you’re OK. If you see the one on the right, run!
December 14, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Watching drones above your house on the East Coast? If you see the one on the left, you’re OK. If you see the one on the right, run!
ICYMI: Las Vegas has a new mayor, and women now represent nearly every ward in the city.
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'I pledge to devote my life': Former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley sworn in as Las Vegas mayor
Former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was sworn in as Las Vegas mayor on Wednesday, marking the first person not named "Goodman" to hold the post in 25 years.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:40 PM
ICYMI: Las Vegas has a new mayor, and women now represent nearly every ward in the city.
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I subscribe to satirical news sites such as “The Borowitz Report” and real ones such as CNN and the New York Times. It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference as I scroll through my email.
December 1, 2024 at 3:05 PM
I subscribe to satirical news sites such as “The Borowitz Report” and real ones such as CNN and the New York Times. It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference as I scroll through my email.
It wasn’t just Nevada where ranked choice and/or open primaries fell flat, the AP reports.
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Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push
Election reform advocates had hoped for a big year at the ballot box. That's because a historic number of states were considering initiatives for ranked choice voting or to end partisan primaries.
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November 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
It wasn’t just Nevada where ranked choice and/or open primaries fell flat, the AP reports.
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Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as AG nominee demonstrates that there are still standards that will hold. Note that Republicans will have a Senate majority in January, so this came from the GOP, not Democrats. Question: Is this an exception, or will there be more?
November 21, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as AG nominee demonstrates that there are still standards that will hold. Note that Republicans will have a Senate majority in January, so this came from the GOP, not Democrats. Question: Is this an exception, or will there be more?
Mass challenges to voter registrations in Nevada are harder than you might think, @thenvindy.bsky.social reports:
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Indy Explains: How mass challenges to Nevada voter registrations face uphill legal battle - The Nevada Independent
Mass challenges to voter registrations in Nevada face significant legal hurdles due to state laws requiring personal knowledge of each case, impacting efforts to challenge over 30,000 registrations.
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November 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Mass challenges to voter registrations in Nevada are harder than you might think, @thenvindy.bsky.social reports:
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So this is the new meeting place, apparently?
November 19, 2024 at 4:32 AM
So this is the new meeting place, apparently?