Democrats bet on a 'Trump slump' to take back Nevada

Democrats looking to win back Nevada's gubernatorial mansion want to tie incumbent GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo to Donald Trump's agenda — but the first-term governor is not making it easy.

Despite receiving Trump's endorsement, Lombardo, a former sheriff, has at times split with the White House and GOP-led Congress. He criticized cuts to Medicaid, publicly complained in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about cuts to wind and solar projects in Nevada and asked the administratration to end tariffs on lithium.