Nevada politician Paul Laxalt, often described as the “First Friend” because of his close relationship with Republican President Ronald Reagan, died Monday. He was 96. Laxalt was a renowned ...

Reid, who became close with Laxalt, praised the former Republican senator Tuesday. “We came from different political parties and backgrounds, but that didn’t matter to Paul Laxalt.

Laxalt, an Iraq War veteran and grandson of the late Nevada governor and senator Paul Laxalt, is considered the front runner in the race for the GOP nomination. But as first reported by Fox News ...

That’s because Laxalt has one of the most unusual pedigrees in American politics: He’s the grandson of Paul Laxalt, the former senator and Ronald Reagan confidant once known as “the first ...

(Paul Laxalt, Adam Laxalt’s grandfather, was a former Nevada governor and U.S. senator.) But back then, another 22 members of the Laxalt family wrote an op-ed of their own, telling the Reno ...

Former Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada, perhaps best known as President Reagan`s best friend, announced Tuesday that he is establishing a presidential exploratory committee, the first step in a run for ...

Politics needs more people like Laxalt, who selflessly serve but don’t forfeit their best selves along the way. Many encomiums should be written in coming days about former U.S. senator Paul ...

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Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt, a longtime Nevada lobbyist and daughter of former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Paul Laxalt, has died after a battle with colon cancer. She was 67. “She was one of the best ...

If there’s a mantle he picks up from his grandfather, Paul Laxalt, a former Nevada governor and senator and early Reagan ally, it is a desire to push forward the party’s next iteration — the ...