Nevada News & Views: February 12, 2026

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About Last Night

If you missed the Nevada Republican Club’s “Love & Politics Show” last night, you missed a really good time.

To add a little something special to the festivities, Kristen and I dressed to the nines for our hosting/co-hosting duties…

And as promised, I kicked off the show with an exclusive announcement of Citizen Outreach’s “2026 Conservative of the Year” award recipients. Even the honorees didn’t know (until now). They are:

  • Conservative of the Year Award: Assemblywoman Jill Dickman
  • Rising Star Award: Justin Barrows
  • Unsung Hero Award: Bill Laub
  • Courage Under Fire Award: Sen. Jeff Stone
  • Reagan Legacy Award: John Tsarpalas

 

I’ll have more details about these wonderful conservatives later – and we’re planning to host a cocktail reception to honor and celebrate their accomplishments sometime in the spring. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, back to the show. Our competing couples were:

  • Bernadette & Stavros Anthony
  • Cindy & Wayne Allyn Root
  • Kristine & Lloyd Benson
  • Patricia & Garland Brinkley

And when the scores were totaled up, Kristine and Lloyd came out of top. Not completely surprising since they’ve been married for…54 years!

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night. And a special thank you to our couples – good sports all – who helped make it a fun, memorable pre-Valentine’s Day event.

NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS

National

  • Chairman Amodei’s Statement on Homeland Security Oversight Hearing (Rep. Mark Amodei)
  • California Teachers Union: How Dare Kids Learn Anything While We’re On Strike (Stephen Moore)

State

  • BREAKING: Clark County Teachers Union Leadership Steps Down (Brittany Sheehan)
  • Women’s Group Tries to Block Girls’ Sports Initiative From Nevada Ballot (Brittany Sheehan)
  • Nevada Purged Nearly 177,000 Voter Registrations. Here’s What Conservatives Need to Know. (Brittany Sheehan)
  • Trump Moves On: Las Vegas Attorney George Kelesis Tapped as Nevada’s Next Top Federal Prosecutor (Brittany Sheehan)
  • Albert Mack Endorsed by Las Vegas Young Republicans (Albert Mack for Nevada)
  • Crime, Costs, and Classrooms: Kelly Chapman Lays Out Her Plan (Nevada News & Views Thursday)

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X MARKS THE SPOT

  • A Slidell mom saw an officer chasing a suspect on foot and became the backup unit. | X
  • Rep. Lisa McClain goes absolutely nuclear on Democrats | X
  • Heated exchange between Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) & Minnesota AG Keith Ellison about the Minnesota fraud scandal | X
  • Democrat Rep. Balint just WENT BERSERK and STORMED out of the hearing after AG Pam Bondi infuriated her | X
  • AG Pam Bondi VS Rep. Jamie Raskin | X
  • Watch this exchange between Nadler and Bondi | X
  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) goes on rant about Epstein, then gets called out by AG Pam Bondi about Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-TX) taking donations from Epstein. | X
  • Rep. Ted Lieu DESPERATELY tried to silence Pam Bondi when she started naming crime stats in his state | X
  • A trans person is – to do a mass casuaIty attack | X
  • “Teen” kiIIs his friend at party in TX for not sharing his fries | X
  • Olympian’s girlfriend responds after he admitted on live TV – after winning bronze – that he had cheated on her. | X
  • Elderly traveler mistakenly used a baggage conveyor thinking it was a moving walkway | X

 

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

  • “Only American citizens should decide American elections.” – @WhiteHouse
  • “This SAVE AMERICA ACT debate has revealed a truth about the Left: they think black voters, married women, and rural voters are too stupid to figure out how to vote. What a wild, condescending argument.” – @ScottJenningsKY
  • “It shouldn’t be a partisan issue that you arrest public safety threats in the safety and security of a jail. Releasing public safety threats back into the public is just stupid.” – @RealTomHoman

 

LAUGHTER IS STILL THE BEST MEDICINE

  • Pam Bondi & Rep. Jayapal Clash Over Epstein Files | Diaper Diplomacy
  • When new dads in Canada are left unsupervised. | X
  • Little man’s got a point | X

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