The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act by unanimous consent, advancing legislation aimed at strengthening the nation’s ability to prevent, forecast, and combat wildfires. The bill, introduced in January by Senator Tim Sheehy (R–Mont.) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D–Wash.), formally establishes the Fire Weather Services program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Read More…
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a 27-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Washington state’s ban on firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The coalition filed an amicus brief Monday in Gator’s Custom Guns, Inc. v. State of Washington, arguing the law violates the Second Amendment. In May, the Read More…
Governor Brad Little announced Thursday the appointment of Amanda Ulrich as a District Judge in Idaho’s Seventh Judicial District. Ulrich, a trial attorney with more than 15 years of experience, is a partner at Casperson Ulrich Dustin, where she has practiced since 2018. Her work has focused primarily on civil litigation and employment law. She Read More…
(The Center Square) – Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder and executive director and close ally of President Donald Trump, was assassinated Wednesday at a Utah Valley University event. A manhunt for the shooter is ongoing. During an American Comeback Tour, sponsored by the Turning Point USA chapter at Utah Valley, Kirk, 31, was seen Read More…
The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act by unanimous consent, advancing legislation aimed at strengthening the nation’s ability to prevent, forecast, and combat wildfires. The bill, introduced in January by Senator Tim Sheehy (R–Mont.) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D–Wash.), formally establishes the Fire Weather Services program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Read More…
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a 27-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Washington state’s ban on firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The coalition filed an amicus brief Monday in Gator’s Custom Guns, Inc. v. State of Washington, arguing the law violates the Second Amendment. In May, the Read More…
U.S. Senator Steve Daines praised the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) recent proposals to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Public Lands Rule and restore multiple-use land management, along with actions to increase timber sales in Montana. “President Trump and Secretary Burgum are bringing back commonsense land management policies that will benefit Montana Read More…
Governor Brad Little announced Thursday the appointment of Amanda Ulrich as a District Judge in Idaho’s Seventh Judicial District. Ulrich, a trial attorney with more than 15 years of experience, is a partner at Casperson Ulrich Dustin, where she has practiced since 2018. Her work has focused primarily on civil litigation and employment law. She Read More…
(The Center Square) – Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder and executive director and close ally of President Donald Trump, was assassinated Wednesday at a Utah Valley University event. A manhunt for the shooter is ongoing. During an American Comeback Tour, sponsored by the Turning Point USA chapter at Utah Valley, Kirk, 31, was seen Read More…
(The Center Square) – The Biden administration spent more than $10 million over three years on a security detail and related expenses for former First Son Hunter Biden after denying similar protections to other high-profile political figures, documents obtained by the Center to Advance Security in America and shared exclusively with The Center Square show. The Read More…
U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is leading a bipartisan effort to increase transparency and accountability in the federal Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, introducing the CDFI Fund Transparency Act alongside Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). The legislation would require the Secretary of the Treasury to testify annually before Read More…
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding, with a family advocate praising the move. Policy director for family advocacy group American Principles Project Paul Dupont told The Center Read More…
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is spearheading a 23-state coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to halt grants to the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a group that has been providing climate-focused trainings for judges nationwide. In a letter sent Tuesday to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Knudsen raised concerns that taxpayer Read More…
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 21 other state attorneys general, has filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case challenging a Massachusetts school district’s policy on student “social transitioning” without parental consent. The case, Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, involves Ludlow Public Schools and parents Stephen Foote and Marissa Read More…
U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy led a letter from Montana’s congressional delegation urging President Donald Trump to take immediate action against Russia’s palladium exports, calling for a 50 percent tariff on unwrought palladium imports from Russia to protect American jobs and domestic mineral production. The letter, also signed by Senator Steve Daines, Rep. Troy Downing, and Read More…
U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a bipartisan group of senators in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to quickly implement President Trump’s recent Executive Order expanding access to alternative investments for Americans with 401(k) and other defined-contribution retirement plans. The letter, sent to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, was also signed by Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Read More…
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using Medicaid data obtained from Washington and 19 other states for immigration enforcement purposes. The order also bars the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing such data with DHS. The injunction comes after Washington and Read More…
U.S. Senator Steve Daines visited the Bull Mountains Mine in Musselshell County on Friday, celebrating what he called a major victory for Montana jobs and American energy. The mine, one of the state’s three large-scale active coal operations, had faced the prospect of closure in recent years but will remain open due to a provision Read More…
Tyler Newcombe has stepped down as executive director of the Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) after serving in the role since January, the party announced this month. “It has been an incredible honor to work with such a dedicated team on advancing conservative values across Montana,” Newcombe said in a statement. “I’m proud of what we Read More…
Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2025-05, known as “The Idaho Act,” aimed at creating efficiencies in state government, reducing spending, and supporting public schools while implementing federal tax cuts for Idahoans. The order directs state executive branch agencies — excluding K-12 public schools — to identify opportunities for consolidation, revert unfilled positions, reduce contract Read More…
Republican candidates are increasingly turning to WinRed as their go-to fundraising platform, with new figures showing record-breaking growth across the 2024 election cycle. According to data released by the GOP-backed digital fundraising service, Republicans raised a total of $5.6 billion through WinRed over the past three election cycles, with contributions from 8.8 million individual donors. Read More…
(The Center Square) — President Donald Trump’s job approval rating in California is slightly higher than what it was at this time in his first term and from when he left office in January 2021, according to a poll from Civiqs. Trump’s job performance had a 68% disapproval rating and a 29% approval rating among California Read More…
A Jefferson County man, backed by the liberal advocacy group Upper Seven Law, has filed a lawsuit against Republican Governor Greg Gianforte over his appointment of former state legislator Marta Bertoglio to lead the Montana Department of Commerce. Bertoglio, a three-term lawmaker from Clancy, was appointed on June 16 while still representing Jefferson County in Read More…
A coalition of Montana’s top elected officials, lawmakers, and local leaders is pushing back against criticism of Governor Greg Gianforte’s appointment of Jessica Flint to the state’s Criminal Justice Oversight Council, calling it a decisive move toward accountability and balance in Montana’s justice system. In a letter released Monday, 56 officials—ranging from members of Montana’s Read More…
Newly declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are reigniting fierce political debate over the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, with conservatives alleging they show top Obama administration officials helped fabricate the narrative of collusion to discredit then-candidate Donald Trump. The documents include a previously unreleased annex to the 2023 Durham report Read More…
(The Center Square) – The nation’s largest nurses’ union is blasting Kaiser Permanente for pausing gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting next month, due to pending litigation and pressure from the Trump administration. “As the legal and regulatory environment for gender-affirming care continues to evolve, we must carefully consider the significant risks being created Read More…
Governor Greg Gianforte has urged Congress to support two joint resolutions aimed at overturning a Biden administration policy that threatens Montana’s coal industry and could cost the state’s public schools over $4 billion in future revenue. In a letter to lawmakers, Gianforte expressed strong backing for Senate Joint Resolution 61 (S.J.Res.61) and House Joint Resolution Read More…
U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) has introduced bipartisan legislation to end wage discrimination against workers with disabilities and support their transition into competitive, integrated employment. The Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act seeks to phase out the use of subminimum wages for individuals with disabilities—still legal under federal law—and invest in programs that promote inclusive Read More…
Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT), former Secretary of the Interior, and Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) today unveiled new legislation aimed at shoring up funding for America’s national parks by charging most foreign tourists a dedicated entry fee. Joined by Representative Riley Moore (R-WV) and Senator Jim Banks (R-IN), the group introduced the Protecting America’s Treasures by Read More…
U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) today introduced the Stop Anarchists from Endangering (SAFE) Cities Act, a bill aimed at cutting off federal taxpayer dollars to cities that, in Sheehy’s view, “weaken their police departments, ignore civil unrest, and allow violent criminals to have free rein.” The legislation would require the U.S. Attorney General to identify Read More…
As Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard continues to release declassified documents and public statements alleging that former President Obama and members of his administration played a central role in “manufacturing” the narrative of Russian collusion in an effort to undermine Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, the charges, countercharges, and flat-out denials — including Read More…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed Detroit automakers’ concerns about President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Japan. Lutnick said he spoke to U.S. auto manufacturing CEOs and that “they are cool with it.” The agreement Trump announced would see Japan accept a tariff of 15% on cars it exports to the U.S., in addition to Read More…
Celebrities, politicians, conservative commentators, and more are paying tribute to legendary wrestling icon Hulk Hogan after news surfaced of his death on Thursday. He was 71. Advertisement Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, suffered a possible “cardiac arrest” at his home in Clearwater, Florida, TMZ Sports reported. The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) confirmed reports that he had Read More…
Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Truer words were never spoken. Democrats have always embraced the idea of more government creeping into every aspect of the lives of Americans. But the up-and-coming new generation of the Democrat Party Read More…
Terry Bollea, better known to wrestling fans as the legendary Hulk Hogan, died early Thursday morning. He was 71 years old. Hogan’s passing was first reported by TMZ Sports, which stated emergency personnel were dispatched to his home in Clearwater, Florida, over a reported “cardiac arrest.” Advertisement He rose to fame in the 1980s as Read More…
Let’s be real: We know that former President Barack Obama or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not be going to jail over their role in the RussiaGate Hoax. The same SCOTUS decision that upheld President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity on actions performed as the chief executive also applies to Obama, who was the Read More…
It’s as predictable as the sun coming up in the morning. A socialist or, in this case, an outright communist candidate for office starts spouting the various far-left schemes, like rent controls. When it’s (correctly) noted that those policies fail every time they’re tried, the candidate doubles down on stupid, normally claiming that “that wasn’t Read More…
Anyone who has played sports at a competitive level knows that streaks happen — both losing streaks and winning streaks. And anyone who has paid even a modicum of attention to the first six months of Donald Trump’s presidency knows that this president remains on a winning streak the likes of which no other president in U.S. Read More…
We’re pretty much off to the races for the 2026 midterms, and those elections are going to be crucial to keeping up the remarkable momentum we have seen since January 20th, 2025. A big part of that will involve the GOP hanging on to control in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Advertisement Which Read More…
There had been chatter for some time among North Carolina conservatives about primarying Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) in 2026. So his June announcement that he would not seek a third term – and President Trump’s approval of the decision – prompted excitement, with speculation running wild as to who might jump into the race to Read More…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit against podcaster Candace Owens on Wednesday because Owens has repeatedly claimed that Brigitte Macron is actually a man named “Jean-Michel Trogneux.” According to a 200-page complaint filed in a Delaware court, the Macrons object to Owens’s claim that Brigitte Macron “was born a Read More…
Former Obama Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was asked about his reaction to allegations from the current Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, regarding the Russia Collusion hoax. Advertisement As we reported, Gabbard referred the matter to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation, and they’ve now formed a Strike Force on the matter. Read More…
Greg Gutfeld reached his breaking point with liberal co-host Jessica Tarlov on Wednesday, launching into a heated commentary on the double standards surrounding the Russia collusion hoax. In doing so, he perfectly encapsulated broader Republican frustrations, with Democrats claiming that history is being “rewritten.” Advertisement Those cries have gone forth despite the fact that the Read More…
Kamala Harris’ former mentor and ex-boyfriend Willie Brown threw cold water on her chances to become California governor. Currently, the frontrunner is Steve Hilton, polling at 19 percent, followed by former congresswoman Katie Porter, polling at 18 percent. Advertisement A new statewide poll conducted by Stack Data Strategy shows gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx leading Read More…