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Trump is arguing that presidential immunity and the U.S. Supreme Court have given him enough power to overturn the felon...
10/29/2025

Trump is arguing that presidential immunity and the U.S. Supreme Court have given him enough power to overturn the felony convictions in New York.

President Donald Trump sought to remove his status as the only felon to be elected president by appealing his conviction on 34 New York state charges just before midnight Tuesday, arguing, in part, that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling giving the president broad immunity invalidated the convic...

A federal judge says political retribution is not a reason for mass government layoffs.
10/29/2025

A federal judge says political retribution is not a reason for mass government layoffs.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration cannot carry out layoffs that it announced after the government shutdown began Oct. 1 and is barred from issuing any new layoff notices under a court order issued Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said at the end of an hour-long hearing in the Norther...

Montana's cattle ranchers are hurting. They hope the latest blow will be a wake-up call to Congress to pass country-of-o...
10/29/2025

Montana's cattle ranchers are hurting. They hope the latest blow will be a wake-up call to Congress to pass country-of-origin labeling.

American beef futures take hit after Trump talked Argentinian beef, with frustration also aimed at large meatpackers.

Montanans and people across the U.S. seem to like the Big Sky State's latest idea about curbing money in politics.
10/29/2025

Montanans and people across the U.S. seem to like the Big Sky State's latest idea about curbing money in politics.

A national poll shows support for an idea in Montana which would limit corporations ability to spend on elections, campaign and candidates.

Sure, Montana may be conservative, but that doesn't mean it's happy with its Republican leaders.
10/29/2025

Sure, Montana may be conservative, but that doesn't mean it's happy with its Republican leaders.

The results of the 2025 Mountain States Poll have been released and it shows that Montanans are more unified about issues, but less positive about their Republican leaders.

The one last bipartisan issue left in the U.S. Senate apparently is coffee.
10/29/2025

The one last bipartisan issue left in the U.S. Senate apparently is coffee.

WASHINGTON — Five Republican U.S. senators joined Democrats Tuesday to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency that triggered steep tariffs on goods from Brazil. The vote came ahead of a major case before the Supreme Court that could decide whether many of the president’s tariffs...

Montana Public Service Commission taps a new leader.
10/28/2025

Montana Public Service Commission taps a new leader.

Commissioner Jeff Welborn will lead the Montana Public Service Commission after being tapped Tuesday to replace ousted President Brad Molnar.

Montana's junior Senator co-founds a bipartisan public lands caucus in the U.S. Senate.
10/28/2025

Montana's junior Senator co-founds a bipartisan public lands caucus in the U.S. Senate.

Six senators join stewardship coalition focused on public land access, land management policies and rural communities

Great Falls gun store owner reaches a plea deal with the feds for skimming money and underreporting sales.
10/28/2025

Great Falls gun store owner reaches a plea deal with the feds for skimming money and underreporting sales.

VanHoose pleaded guilty to one count of submitting a false tax return, will pay $250,000 in restitution

Roads re-open in Yellowstone National Park ... but not for long.
10/28/2025

Roads re-open in Yellowstone National Park ... but not for long.

Yellowstone roads reopen after winter storm, main visitor season ends this week

Democratic Attorneys General sue the Trump administration over cutting funding from SNAP programs.
10/28/2025

Democratic Attorneys General sue the Trump administration over cutting funding from SNAP programs.

A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of food assistance funds for 42 million people that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has said cannot be paid during the ongoing government shutdown. Attorneys general repres...

No resolution yet as air traffic controllers miss another paycheck.
10/28/2025

No resolution yet as air traffic controllers miss another paycheck.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Tuesday failed for the 13th time to advance a stopgap spending bill that would fund the government until Nov. 21 and end the nearly one-month government shutdown. Tuesday was also the day when air traffic controllers, who are working without pay, missed their first ful...

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