Morning briefing · November 7, 2026

UNLV, ADL Conference Tackles Rising Antisemitism + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• UNLV, ADL Conference Tackles Rising Antisemitism

  A capacity crowd of 400 attended a daylong UNLV and ADL conference on antisemitism and hate, where leaders cited national incident data and a recent Summerlin street-corner sign.

• Nevada Voting Groups Warn Federal Poll Pressure May Return

  Advocates said Nevada's election ran without major problems, even with federal observers at Clark County sites, but warned that federal threats to polling places could resurface in future elections.

• Clark County Election Lines, Turnout and Close Races

  Long lines kept some Clark County polling sites open until almost midnight, KTNV reported. Officials plan to review staffing and machines while mail ballots are still counted and a few local races stay tight.

• Nevada Election Ran Smoothly, Voting Advocates Say

  Advocates told the Las Vegas Sun that Tuesday's voting went smoothly, with no reports of voters turned away, but said federal threats around polling places remain a concern as mail ballots are still counted.

• Sun Youth Forum: CCSD Students Earn $35,000 in Scholarships

  The Las Vegas Sun's annual forum brought nearly 800 Clark County School District students to Cimarron-Memorial High School on Nov. 3 to discuss current issues, and randomly drawn students won $35,000 in scholarships.

• Las Vegas Pending Home Sales Drop 20.6% as Rates Climb

  Redfin data reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows pending sales and new listings falling in Las Vegas as mortgage rates top 7 percent, while the October median single-family price held near $475,000.

• OpenAI Raises $11 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

  Bloomberg reports OpenAI has raised $11 billion in an unfinished round valuing it at $1.25 trillion, short of an earlier $30 billion goal, as midterm results and data center backlash weigh on AI investors.

• Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as Trump Chief of Staff

  President Trump said Friday that deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles, who will shift to political work. The move follows midterm elections in which Republicans lost control of Congress.