- Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
- Federal funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown
- Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
- How a Failed Execution Left Christa Pike Hovering Between Life and Death
- GOP fears ‘perfect storm’ could lead to Marshall’s loss in red-state Kansas
- Record diesel prices hit farmers in Pennsylvania, North Dakota and across the country at the wrong time
- Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate
- With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls
- Republicans tee up bill on data centers for one of the final votes before the midterms
- Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls
- Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations
- CNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban
- Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo
- Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species
- ‘Drive them into hell’: Trump ponders destruction of Iran at United Nations
- Judge suggests Trump’s latest birthright citizenship orders may require new lawsuit
- US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach
- Judge skeptical of White House ban of 3 news outlets but holds off on ruling for now
- Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets
- Trump’s Mass Detention Machine in Pennsylvania
- FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing
- Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short
- K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says
- Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more
- Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near
- Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say
- News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation
- GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing
- Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador
- Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M
- Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find
- Justice Department indicts 10 noncitizens in quest to prove Trump claims of election fraud
- Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts
- Bill to limit stock trading in Congress is blocked by Senate Democrats
- Trump heads to deep-red Alabama to 'thank' loyal voters as GOP eyes a key House seat
- Prosecutors Cannot Revive Reflecting Pool Case Against Ex-Olympian, Judge Rules
- As race for control tightens, Senate calls it quits until after midterms
- Outraged over ‘illegal’ wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees
- Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program
- Supreme Court to weigh Trump policy of mandatory indefinite detention for immigrants
- Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program
- Departing congressman says voter choices and Trump’s ‘lost focus’ contribute to DC’s troubles
- A push to cut SNAP error rates could threaten food benefits
- The signs offer quick cash for homes. But states want more oversight.
- Report: Federal judge says rule of law was threatened during Operation Metro Surge
- Planned Parenthood endorses independent in Montana Senate race
- Federal judge says AI deepfake election law violates First Amendment
- Governor, EPA administrator tout cleanup, development actions at Columbia Falls Superfund site
- Kentucky agriculture has moved beyond tobacco. Some wonder what’s been lost.
- Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
- Helena tables decision about federal grant program with new immigration strings attached
- Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Title X grant funding for pregnancy prevention efforts
- Journalist, attorney honored with Freedom of Information awards
- Judge orders immigration officials to release 24 people unlawfully detained in Montana
- Gov. announces Doug Harrington to lead MT Department of Public Health and Human Services
- Debate between US Senate candidates tips scales for audience members
- Conservationists want Congress to do more to protect New England’s roadless areas
- GOP’s ‘rubberstamp’ of Trump puts US Senate in play, Dem campaign chair says
- Montana Supreme Court allows Butte data center initiative onto ballot
- Tribes hit hard by wildfires face health effects, cultural losses
- Public Service Commission votes to take up merger decision with new member
- No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, Wyoming reports after hunt area’s quick close
- State to tear down former governor’s residence
- Montana Supreme Court vacates decision to put Butte data center issue to voters
- New Mexico attorneys request judge fine Facebook up to $40B for violating state law
- How many heroes are we deporting?
- President Donald Trump announces $15 billion steel mill in Iowa
- Federal judge upholds Idaho law that bans vaccine, medical treatment requirements in daycares
- Lee Enterprises brings Great Falls Tribune into portfolio
- Montana officials praise repeal of power plant emission regs
- Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become
- Beale Street businesses ride out Memphis law enforcement surge
- Tennessee governor orders third-party review, pauses all executions for the rest of the year
- The River Runs Through It Act erodes roadless, wildlife protections
- Flathead County Attorney likely to ascend to district court bench
- In warning letter, VP Vance says Dems are ‘prepared to pour millions’ into Idaho to flip Risch seat
- Gov. Gianforte announces new director of Montana Department of Transportation
- A River Runs Through It Act offers hope for the Blackfoot Valley
- Accessibility improvements in the works for Montana’s new executive residence, state says
- Poll fishing in Montana’s hottest House race
- Texas Standard for September 29, 2026: Federal changes narrow Endangered Species Act protections
- Teen’s death prompts review of speed limits around schools
- Gov. Greg Gianforte taps Larry Flynn to head Montana Department of Transportation
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