South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has expressed strong support for President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as the next U.S. Attorney General. “I served with, and was impressed by, Pam as Florida’s Attorney General,” Jackley said in a statement. “She is an experienced prosecutor who will strengthen the relationship Read More…
he Montana Department of Commerce announced today that 26 rural safety agencies will receive more than $1.4 million in grant funding to enhance emergency service capabilities in areas experiencing increased tourism. The funding, allocated through the Montana Emergency Tourism Assistance Grant Program (METAP), aims to strengthen public safety across rural communities. “Emergency services are critical Read More…
In a bipartisan effort to safeguard and improve America’s public lands, Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine), joined by Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), have introduced the “America the Beautiful Act.” This landmark legislation seeks to reauthorize and enhance the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF), Read More…
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has begun accepting applications and nominations to fill a district court judge vacancy in the Seventh Judicial District, which serves Dawson, Prairie, McCone, Richland, and Wibaux Counties. The vacancy was officially announced on November 18, 2024, following a notification from the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court. Qualified attorneys in Read More…
Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page leaves following an interview with lawmakers behind closed doors on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) On August 15, 2016, then-FBI counterintelligence official Peter Strzok sent a text message to his]]
While most lawmakers steered clear of politics as they denounced the attack, some House Democrats singled out Trump, saying he has been insufficiently clear in rejecting anti-Semitism.
Former US President Barack Obama attends a town hall meeting at the ‘European School For Management And Technology’ (ESMT) in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) Consider this an idea back from the dead, as it was floated]]
Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary and House Oversight and Government Reform committees, Friday, July 13, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Investigative journalist Lee Smith’s book,
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, answers questions during a presidential forum held by She The People on the Texas State University campus Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) On Saturday, in Hudson, New Hampshire, 2020 Democratic]]
Screenshot from this video Guess who failed presidential candidate Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio is blaming for the Monsey machete attack on a Orthodox Jewish Hanukkah celebration? If you guessed President Donald Trump, you’d be right.]]
Speculation is increasing about the defense team being assembled by the White House as President Trump stares down an impeachment trial in the GOP-controlled Senate.While Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) decision…
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Bernie Sanders staffers have protested the campaign’s use of Amazon for many of its purchases, given the candidate’s frequent criticism of the company.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addresses supporters at a campaign event, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) I like the look of Pete Buttigieg — he looks like an eager, optimistic kid. Perhaps it’s with great]]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to share information he has with the intelligence community to ensure “it’s not Russian propaganda.” Giuliani trav…
FILE – In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaida and Taliban militants who were captured after the Sept.]]
“This is a case that deserved clemency,” Robert C. O’Brien said of the Navy SEAL accused of war crimes for allegedly killing an Iraqi teenager and later posing with the corpse for a photograph.
Screenshot from this video As we noted earlier, the machete attack in Monsey, N.Y. on the Hanukkah celebration was only the latest in a series of attacks on Orthodox Jews in the New York area. One of]]
Two people are dead and one critically injured after a gunman opened fire at the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas. One of the victims died at the scene of the attack and one passed away en route to the]]
In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the first daughter and senior White House adviser said her decision will depend on what’s best for her children.
Democratic presidential contenders are facing increasing pressure to detail their plans for filling federal court vacancies amid angst over President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria Trade, interest rates top finance fights for 2020 Five health care fights to watch in 2020 MORE‘s success in packing the benches with conservative judges. Trump has been Read More…
The mounting price tags have become a point of contention as candidates representing different wings of the party sharpen their pitch in the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
The decision backs the state over activists who said the removals violate people’s rights.
The administration has shown hostility toward the federal bureaucracy, but President Trump signed off on new benefits this month, including paid parental leave.
“This impeachment is about Trump’s conduct, not mine,” Biden tweeted Saturday.
The president has been threatening to disclose the identity of the whistleblower for months.
When he first ran for public office, Buttigieg used McKinsey to bolster his resume and claimed he was involved in ‘billion-dollar decisions’ for the consulting firm. He now says he had little influence there.
Despite the holiday break, the political battle about a Senate trial raged.
Their fourth-quarter hauls will be a final test of their financial strength before voting begins in the primaries.
The raise, set to take effect for many workers on Jan. 5, will be the largest in the locality-based pay system for white-collar federal workers.
Sens. Warren and Blumenthal surveyed 400 pharmacies and found a scarcity of the drug giant’s “authorized generic.”
Hispanic leaders and activists warn Democrats may be risking a promising opportunity to spur votes against President Trump.
The Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, who with a net worth of about $54 billion is the wealthiest member of the 2020 field, used prisoners to make phone calls to California for his 2020 campaign, The Intercept reported on Tuesday. Bloomberg’s campaign contracted a New Jersey-based call-center company called ProCom via a third-party vendor. ProCom has call centers in Read More…
The candidate’s message about the meaning of Christmas cut to a debate about something much bigger in Christianity.
Trump frequently invokes the crisis to attack the state’s Democratic politicians who oppose him.
CASPER, Wyo. — Cities and towns in Wyoming currently have the option of joining the state’s health insurance pool to provide coverage to their employees. Casper, for example, is set to join the state’s pool in January. But a bill that will come before the Wyoming Legislature in spring 2020 would prevent municipalities from joining Read More…
WASHINGTON — Kendra Espinoza sends her daughters to Stillwater Christian School, in Kalispell, Mont. The girls are thriving, but the tuition bills are steep. Ms. Espinoza, a single mother, has worked three jobs, raffled off quilts and held yard sales to help make the payments. She had also hoped to get some money from a Read More…
These may not be what you remember from 2019, but they should be.
But a Democratic impeachment witness saying otherwise gives Trump what he craves: Plausible deniability.
Seven candidates met in the sixth debate of the Democratic nomination contest. Here’s what they said.
Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren epitomized a debate about how the Democratic Party should raise money.
Joe Biden had his best debate performance yet, and an issue that haunted Bernie Sanders in 2016 came to the fore again.
The final debate of 2019 will lack the diversity that many want, but will have representation in other ways.
Republicans say the bar has been lowered for impeachment and that it’s now just going to be another political tool. There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical.