A leading Democratic campaign committee is projecting confidence in U.S. Senate toss-up races four weeks before Election Day, though it has yet to commit resources to the reddest states that have…

On Tuesday, several groups — including the Save America Movement, the American Federation of Teachers labor union and the National Action Network — launched Vote Safe, an initiative that will put…

Trump's visit to Nebraska was just one stop for the president on a midterm campaign blitz to shore up red states.

Barely a month after the 2025 Legislature, multiple organizations began efforts to put nonpartisan judicial elections in Montana’s Constitution.

Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a poll released…

As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear a…

Voters rights group praises decision on birthdate voter law, says it led to thousands of valid uncounted ballots

President Donald Trump wants to curtail mail ballots, but with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can,…

President Donald Trump is expected to make a stop in Montana as part of a 10-state tour through competitive states and districts in the final month before November’s election.

With help from the Trump administration, Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil have asked the court to step in and quash the lawsuit.

Some health experts say Montanans are at risk of measles with declining vaccination rates, and Fergus County confirmed a case of measles.

Senators from both parties oppose the effort to make daylight saving time permanent, and Cotton reiterated his opposition in a Facebook post.

The lawsuit is over EPA's repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said during an interview Monday that curbing the war in Iran and working on legislation to address the costs of healthcare would be at…

Archaeologists recently removed seven coffins containing human remains and an unknown wooden box from a construction site near the North Dakota governor’s residence, according to the Office of…

Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada will step down three days after the botched execution attempt of Christa Pike.

A coalition of people say in a guest view that Rep. Ryan Zinke's River Runs Through It Act is an example of compromise and cooperation.

The signs, text messages and mailers promise cash, quick sales and a seamless means of unloading unwanted homes. But advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable…

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Attorneys representing the State of New Mexico requested a district court judge on Thursday fine Facebook up to $40 billion after a Santa Fe jury last week found that the social media giant willfully…

The board of trustees at Flathead Valley Community College has chosen its first new president in more than a quarter century.

A record-setting 307 bears were killed in New Mexico this year. State wildlife officials bear encounters are on the rise due to drought.

Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of…

Montana's Medicaid work requirement rollout provides a foreshadowing of what awaits other states in 2027.

Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Thursday that Larry Flynn will serve as the director of the Montana Department of Transportation.

Columnist Doug James has never lost the frightening experience of being 10 and realize: The government could kill you.

Dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees remain held up amid Sen. Kevin Cramer’s outrage over a Biden-era rule dealing with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland easements that Cramer says harm…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case challenging a Trump administration policy that threatens millions of immigrants with mandatory and indefinite detention while fighting their…

Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to…

Many Idaho residents recently received a fundraising appeal in the mail from U.S. Vice President JD Vance to support Idaho’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch in his campaign for reelection,…

A group of 21 conservation organizations say that Rep. Ryan Zinke's final legislation, The River Runs Through It Act, doesn't help some of Montana's most sensitive areas.

The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday night and won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off a month-long blitz of campaign stops in advance of the midterm elections with a Thursday rally in deep-red Oklahoma before heading to other states with…

Flathead County Attorney Travis Ahner is the only candidate who submitted an application for the soon-to-be-vacant District Court seat in the county.

​Gov. Bill Lee ordered a third-party review of the botched execution of Christa Pike and put a hold on state executions for the rest of 2026.

A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.

A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report focuses on five areas — diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk — while largely leaving out national findings…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Wednesday that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President…

U.S. Senate Republicans did not gain any support Wednesday from Democrats as they attempted to advance a bill that mashed together two hot-button midterm issues: requiring voter ID in federal…

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed.

A year after a coalition of law enforcement agencies converged on Memphis, Beale Street businesses are struggling to stay afloat.

A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back greenhouse gas emission requirements for U.S. power plants, which the agency said will save $310 billion, in a press release earlier this month.

A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday, highlighting President Donald Trump's effort to keep election…

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process  puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a…

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens captured and euthanized 14 black bears near Bozeman, the agency said Tuesday in a news release.

The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.

Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges…