Its author, Pat McCarran, a conservative Democrat from Nevada, was a dogged antisemite who likely intended the legislation to ...

Born in Kansas, George Malone’s first visit to Nevada occurred when he was a member of a surveying party. Malone attended the ...

As Harry Reid International Airport transforms its signs away from its Sen. Pat McCarran past, many may not know what the airport was called before McCarran, when Las Vegas was growing in the post ...

From Martin Van Buren to Pat McCarran, for better or worse, the chairmanship of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee has been a wellspring of power. The committee handles up to half the ...

Mr. Lieblin has kept in touch through a subscription to the Las Vegas "Sun." Pat McCarran, senior U.S. Sen. from Nevada is not campaigning for his own reelection, which won't be an issue till 1956 ...

The “No” votes: one Democrat—Nevada’s Pat McCarran, and nine Republicans—Illinois’ Dirksen, Idaho’s Welker and Dworshak, Montana’s Ecton, Indiana’s Jenner, Missouri’s Kem ...