Mark A. Kellner
Background
Mark covers swing state election news in Nevada. He was previously the Faith & Family Reporter for The Washington Times and has covered religion news, technology news, and spot news for the Deseret News, Religion News Service, Defense News and Government Computer News among other outlets. He is a graduate of the University of the Cumberlands. Away from work, Mark enjoys time with his wife, their two cats, and his lifelong hobby of philately.
Latest Articles
Trump chides Harris for copying his 'no tax on tips' plan as he stops in battleground Nevada after RFK endorsement
August 23, 2024 | 6:04pmDonald Trump stopped in swing-state Nevada Friday to stump for his popular proposal “No Tax on Tips,” even as he picked up a potentially huge tip himself: an endorsement from...
Facebook, Instagram spark outrage for banning 'Reagan’ movie ads, producers say
August 23, 2024 | 4:37pmLAS VEGAS — Forty years after Ronald Reagan’s last political campaign — and more than two decades after his death — Facebook has decided promoting a biopic about the 40th...
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump must focus on fentanyl crisis, experts plead
August 23, 2024 | 5:30amLAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump must make fighting fentanyl a priority -- as key states that'll help decide the next president grapple with...
Jewish groups launch campus-security campaign as schools face threats of violence with protests set to start new semester
August 22, 2024 | 8:54pmTwo organizations said Thursday they’ve launched an initiative to increase security for Jewish students on campus this fall. The move comes on the heels of a House of Representatives committee...
Harris promises swing-state voters she’ll be ‘tough’ on border — but criticized Obama in 2019 for deporting illegal immigrants
August 20, 2024 | 9:13pmMESQUITE, Nev. — "Tougher." That's the name of Vice President Kamala Harris' 30-second campaign spot that's been running in Arizona and Nevada for almost two weeks now, touting the Democratic candidate's...
GOPer seeks to flip key volatile Nevada congressional seat
August 18, 2024 | 7:03pmJohn Lee is trying unseat Dem US Rep. Steven Horsford, 51, in the 4th district, which by area, “is probably the second-largest district in the country,” Lee said.
Dem lawmaker set to introduce bill exempting tips from tax, embracing idea touted by Trump and Harris
August 14, 2024 | 4:48pmA Democratic Congressman’s latest legislative gambit suggests the hottest Sin City bet isn’t at the gaming tables, but in the halls of Capitol Hill.
Harris 'copies' Trump's policy at Nevada rally
August 10, 2024 | 11:31pmThough she spent a significant portion ripping her opponent, the Democratic presidential nominee regurgitated one of his signature ideas.
‘No Tax on Tips’ excites —and divides — Nevada voters
August 5, 2024 | 11:41pmLAS VEGAS — It’s a taxing question that might just tip the Silver State’s voting results in Donald Trump’s favor come Election Day. Since the former president's June 9 declaration...
JD Vance charges that Kamala Harris is ‘calling the shots’ in the White House
July 30, 2024 | 6:06pmThe Ohio Republican and GOP vice presidential nominee, speaking before a packed gymnasium of several thousands at Liberty High School in Henderson, Nev., argued that Harris, 59, played an outsized...
Nevada's 'Childless Cat Ladies' tell JD Vance to 'go back to that sofa' ahead of his visit to the Silver State
July 30, 2024 | 1:18pm“I'm here to tell JD Vance, we don't want you in Nevada,” Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nevada) told a new conference Monday.
Drag performers gather at 'gayest destination' on Vegas Strip to support Kamala Harris' candidacy
July 28, 2024 | 4:56pm“I think we are like the voices of our community,'' said campaign event MC and drag performer Angel.
Dem senator agrees to debate GOP rival — but only on her terms
July 27, 2024 | 8:28pmLas Vegas' KLAS-TV will host the debate between Rosen, who turns 67 next week, and Brown, 40; Reno's KTVN-TV will simulcast the event.
Vegas Harris boosters hope to keep Nevada's votes, despite Trump lead
July 26, 2024 | 3:14pmLAS VEGAS — A crowd of about 100 enthusiastic Democrats cheered Thursday as Nevada party leaders voiced confidence that Vice President Kamala Harris, on track to replace President Biden as...
Vegas Dem, Congressional Black Caucus chair, signs on to GOP rep's 'No Tax on Tips' bill
July 24, 2024 | 2:20pmRep. Steven Horsford, Nevada Democrat and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, has signed on to a GOP-sponsored House bill to make tipped wages tax-free.
Praise for 'selfless' Biden dropping out of 2024 election sparks Baptist political brawl
July 23, 2024 | 7:21pmPresident Biden’s sudden exit from the presidential race sparked 24 hours of controversy in an unlikely place: the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination — often an important voting bloc...
Fed judge tosses GOP challenge to Nevada’s mail-ballot counting rules: They 'lack standing'
July 19, 2024 | 5:12pmPlaintiffs including the RNC, the 2024 Trump campaign and others "lack standing to challenge the Nevada mail ballot receipt deadline."
Trump up in Nevada by 3% over Biden as Dem's prospects fade
July 18, 2024 | 5:19pmThe odds for former President Donald Trump are on the rise in the Silver State, a new Emerson College poll reveals.
Biden tests positive for COVID in Las Vegas, hastily returns to Delaware vacation home after showing symptoms
July 17, 2024 | 6:09pmPresident Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday and canceled a speech to a Latino advocacy group in Sin City.
Biden and Harris ‘stand with criminals,’ retired Vegas cop tells RNC crowd
July 16, 2024 | 10:47pmRetired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Randy Sutton told the Republican National Convention that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “stand with criminals” in a “battle for the...