BOISE, Idaho—Two Idaho nonprofit organizations say voting laws enacted in 2023 have made it more difficult for eligible residents to register and cast ballots, while Secretary of State Phil McGrane maintains that voters have multiple ways to meet the state’s identification and residency requirements. Babe Vote and the League of Women Voters of Idaho, two Read More…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy praised President Donald Trump’s announcement of plans to establish a next-generation military training range in Montana, describing the project as an investment in modernizing the nation’s defense capabilities. The proposed facility would support integrated military exercises and testing involving emerging technologies, including electronic warfare, hypersonic weapons, space systems and advanced targeting Read More…
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan bill has been filed in the U.S. Senate to target cartel trafficking in the U.S. The Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act was filed to increase inspections of traffic heading south to Mexico through any U.S. state to combat the flow of illicit firearms and money that fuel drug Read More…
BILLINGS, Mont.—The Billings City Council has approved the sale of Lampman Park to a private developer for $834,000, clearing the way for a proposed residential development that would bring 81 housing units to the six-acre property. The park, located south of Monad Road between South 30th and South 31st streets, is currently designated as parkland. Read More…
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.
How did we get to Wednesday’s vote to impeach the president, and what should you expect when the proceedings move to the Senate?
House Democrats are considering holding back articles of impeachment to try to get this. But will it work?
Trump got impeached Wednesday by a bunch of people he thought he had bought off.
If the House refers the articles to the Senate immediately, the Senate is expected to take them up in January.
What we learned, now that the deed is done.
Over the past three months, congressional Republicans and President Trump’s other allies have floated no fewer than 27 defenses of Trump’s actions on Ukraine.
As the day progresses, the imagery and metaphors are getting vivid.
“God uses imperfect people through history. King David wasn’t perfect,” former energy secretary Rick Perry said in a recent interview.
To President Trump, the faith of Nancy Pelosi — and his critics — is insincere because of their lack of support for him.
Rarely are lawmakers debating each other in front of a full House floor. But they are today.
It’s been said that the two parties can’t even agree on basic facts. That’s the case even when it comes to well-established ones.
We’re not in an ideal political world, which practically means big decisions are being made with an incomplete set of facts.
A former Helena elementary school teacher has been given a three-year deferred sentence for felony drug possession, stemming from an August traffic stop where authorities found cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine and psilocybin mushrooms in his vehicle. Eric Lehman, who is married to Democratic state superintendent of public instruction candidate Melissa Romano, pleaded guilty to the charge Read More…
BISMARCK — Justice Jon Jensen will take over the top spot on the Supreme Court just a few years after being appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum. He handily defeated Justice Lisa Fair McEvers in a runoff election for the position at the state Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 12. Jensen will sign an oath of Read More…
On the same day that President Donald J. Trump hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the White House, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, blocked an effort to fast-track a bill meant to punish Russia or other foreign countries for meddling in U.S. elections, as Russia did in 2016. On the U.S. Senate floor on Read More…
HELENA – Employees of the Montana Democratic Party said Wednesday they have chosen to be represented by a union. The employees made the announcement in a news release along with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 206. James Holbrook, IBEW 206 business manager, said more professional employees are joining the IBEW because they can Read More…
The race to represent California’s 36th District in the U.S. House of Representatives just became much less confusing: Republican challenger Raul Ruiz announced Wednesday he was dropping his challenge against Raul Ruiz, the incumbent Democratic congressman with the same name. “It is with sincere heartfelt sentiment that I announce my inability to continue moving forward in Read More…
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes would manage the National Bison Range in exchange for concessions on water rights, according to draft legislation Montana Sen. Steve Daines is expected to introduce in Congress. Both Daines and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announced last week that they had come to an agreement to settle thousands Read More…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KOLO) – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The final vote was 51 to 44 in favor of confirmation. VanDyke previously served as Solicitor General of Nevada and Montana. Nevada’s two Senators, Jackie Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, both Democrats, opposed VanDyke’s nomination. Sen. Cortez Masto Read More…
MISSOULA, Mont. — Senator Steve Daines announced he reached a new agreement to settle water disputes with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) that “protect the water rights for all Montanans.” Senator Jon Tester said he is pleased with the bipartisan support for the introduction of the CSKT Water Compact. Daines will introduce the “Montana Read More…
Washington Democrats are no longer pining for Beto O’Rourke. They’re far more infatuated with another ousted presidential candidate: Steve Bullock. O’Rourke has just three days before the Texas filing deadline to decide whether he wants to run against incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn. Yet many Senate Democrats aren’t sure O’Rourke would even be the strongest Read More…