News Alert: How endangered GOP senator Dean Heller is seeking to hang on

View in your browser     How endangered GOP senator Dean Heller is seeking to hang on The most vulnerable Republican in the Senate is locked in a pitched battle with President Trump over the future of Yucca Mountain, a massive nuclear waste repository located 90 miles outside Las Vegas. It’s a political fight that is welcome in some ways for Sen. Dean Heller (Nev.), the only GOP senator running for reelection this year in a state won in 2016 by Democrat Hillary Clinton. In repeatedly confronting the Trump administration over its plans to reopen the facility, Heller has an opportunity to show off his political independence to home-state voters on an issue where the White House understands he’s sticking up for his state. That’s a key too, as Heller seeks to avoid being seen as one of Trump’s GOP critics, a designation that could also hurt his chances come November. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.