Trump carried Nevada against Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, NBC News projects.

Trump lost all six of the state’s electoral votes in his two previous White House campaigns. But those losses to Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were both by less than 2.5 percentage points, and Trump and the Republican Party have since made significant gains with Latino voters and other key voting blocs in the state .

While Nevada elected a Republican governor in 2022 — Trump-backed Joe Lombardo — Democrats have managed to hold on in other close races up and down the ballot, a recurring theme in recent years. But Trump’s victory is a major step forward for the Republican Party in a state that Democrats have dominated of late. The Republicans had not won the presidential election there since 2004.

Trump has made Las Vegas a frequent stop on his campaign trail, repeatedly promoting his “no tax on tips” pledge, in a state where a significant number of residents work for tipped wages in the entertainment and entertainment industries. of the hotel industry. Trump announced the proposal at a campaign rally in Las Vegas in June.

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Republicans are preparing to overhaul the justice system under Trump and win a new majority in the Senate, including potentially installing several more conservative justices on the Supreme Court.

Having already chosen three Supreme Court justices in his first term – who played a crucial role in overturning abortion rights – Trump will have appointed the majority of the court if he gets two more .

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