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JD Vance rallies in Nevada
Ohio Sen. JD Vance is on the campaign trail on Tuesday, making two campaign stops in Nevada as he tries to introduce himself to the Republican electorate ahead of November’s election.
The events come as Donald Trump’s running mate has been dogged by comments he previously made about abortion restrictions and women and families without children, specifically previously attacking Vice President Kamala Harris — their likely Democratic opponent in November — and other leaders in the Democratic Party as “a bunch of childless cat ladies.”
Vance is set to speak at Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada, a city just southeast of Las Vegas, before heading north to Reno for a rally at the Reno Sparks Convention Center. Tuesday marks his first visit as Trump’s running mate to the Silver State, a state that has been reliably Democratic since 2008, but polling has shown that the race could be tight in November. Joe Biden won the state over Trump by about 34,000 votes in 2020.
The 2022 midterms were a mixed bag for both parties. While Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won reelection over a well-funded Republican challenger, Democrats increased their majorities in the state legislature and all four U.S. House incumbents — three Democrats, one Republican — were reelected, Republicans flipped the Governor’s Mansion, winning the gubernatorial and lieutenant governor races, as well as state controller. Democrats hung on to the secretary of state and attorney general positions.
Vance heads into Nevada facing backlash over his previous comments about women and families, as well as his stance on abortion. The Democratic National Committee erected billboards in English and Spanish in the state ahead of his visit attempting to portray Trump and Vance’s positions on the issue as “too extreme for Nevada.” Polling shows nearly seven in 10 Nevadans support abortion, and a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution will be on the ballot in November.
Vance’s previous comments about the country “being led by a bunch of childless cat ladies,” saying that Democrats like Harris, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg not having a stake in in the country’s future because they do not have progeny, sparked backlash from Democrats and Republicans alike, as well as notable figures like “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston
Former “View” co-host Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Republican Sen. John McCain, said on social media that she has “been trying to warn every conservative man I know – these JD comments are activating women across all sides, including my most conservative Trump supporting friends.”=
Vance said last week that his comment was sarcastic, but he didn’t back down from criticizing Democratic leaders who choose not to have children.
In an interview on Megyn Kelly’s SiriusXM show, the Ohio senator said it was a “sarcastic comment” and that “people are focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance” of what he said.
Vance doubled down on his remarks from 2021, telling Kelly, “The simple point that I made is that having children — becoming a father, becoming a mother — I really do think it changes your perspective in a pretty profound way.
“This is not about criticizing people who, for various reasons, didn’t have kids,” he added. “This is about criticizing the Democratic Party for becoming anti-family and anti-child.”
Spectrum News spoke to voters in Nevada who gave Vance a mixed review.
“Most of the people who live in Henderson are very pro-family, and for anybody who isn’t following him or whatever to hear that we are not pro-family is frustrating,” said Joan Peck.
Nevada resident Karl Lyons called Trump and Vance “birds of a feather.”
But Jim Van Loo said he thinks Vance is “good so far,” though admitted he didn’t know much about him until Trump picked him as his running mate.
Vance’s first couple of weeks as Trump’s running mate have been about introducing himself to the electorate, joining the Republican ex-president at rallies in Michigan and Minnesota and holding solo events in Virginia and his home state of Ohio.
Spectrum News’ Susan Carpenter and Ryan Chatelain contributed to this report.
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The defending 5A state champion Centennial Bulldogs (7-3) open conference play with a challenging road test Wednesday night when they travel to Henderson to face the Liberty Patriots (10-7) in a Nevada 5A Southern basketball clash.
Coach Karen Weitz’s Bulldogs, seeking their second consecutive state title, will rely on their formidable frontcourt duo of forwards Nation Williams and Inieye Oruh, complemented by standout guard Sanai Branch. They will face a Patriots squad that has shown marked improvement under head coach Lorenzo Jarvis, powered by senior leaders Samantha Chesnut and Kiana Harworth alongside junior standout Neviah Nick.
With Liberty’s home court advantage potentially neutralizing Centennial’s championship pedigree, this early conference matchup could set the tone for both teams’ title aspirations in the competitive 5A Southern division.
Opening tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 7 with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network.
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Home prices in Southern Nevada dropped from record highs to end 2025 and less homes sold last year compared with 2024.
Approximately 28,498 existing homes sold in the region last year, which is down almost 9 percent from the 31,305 homes that sold in 2024, according to trade association Las Vegas Realtors, which pulls its data from the Multiple Listing Service. This is the lowest number of homes sold in a year in Southern Nevada since 2007 right before the Great Recession.
The median sale price for a house sold in Southern Nevada in December was approximately $470,000, a 3.9 percent drop from November, according to LVR. By the end of December, LVR reported 6,396 single-family homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That’s up 28.8 percent from one year earlier.
Despite a down year in sales, the local market did end on a high note.
George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, said he is optimistic the housing market could turn around this year. The LVR report noted that home sales in Southern Nevada have seen “peaks and valleys” in recent years, generally declining since 2021 when a record 50,010 properties sold.
“Although it was a relatively slow year for home sales, we’re seeing some encouraging signs heading into the new year,” said Kypreos in a statement. “Buyer activity locally and nationally is starting to improve. Home prices have been fairly stable, and mortgage interest rates ended the year lower than they were the previous year. Most trends are pointing to a more balanced housing market in 2026.”
Freddie Mac currently has the average price for a 30-year fixed-term mortgage rate at 6.1 percent. That mortgage rate has not gone below 6 percent since 2022.
The all-time high median home sale price in Southern Nevada was broken multiple times last year, and currently sits at $488,995 which was last set in November while the condo and townhome market has dropped substantially from an all-time high that was set in October of 2024 ($315,000) to $275,000 to end 2025.
Major residential real estate brokerages are mixed as to where the market will head this year as Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com have all put out their 2026 projections, and they expect a similar market to 2025. Mortgage rates aren’t expected to drop enough next year to unlock the country’s housing market, new builds will continue to lag, and prices will remain relatively elevated.
Realtor.com said in its report that it predicts a “steadier” housing market next year and a slight shift to a more balanced market. Redfin’s report says 2026 will be the year of the “great housing reset,” which means the start of a yearslong period of “gradual increases in home sales and normalization of prices as affordability gradually improves.”
Finally, Zillow said the housing market should “warm up” in 2026 with “buyers seeing a bit more breathing room and sellers benefiting from price stability and more consistent demand.”
Contact Patrick Blennerhassett at pblennerhassett@reviewjournal.com.
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