When Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania got an emergency call about I-95 last June, his first thought turned to semantics. “When you say ‘collapse,’ do you really mean collapse?” he recalled wondering. Highways don’t typically do that, but then tractor-trailers don’t typically flip over and catch fire, which had happened on an elevated section of […]
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Matt Rosendale Ends Short-Lived Senate Campaign in Montana
Representative Matt Rosendale of Montana, the right-wing candidate vying for the state’s contested Senate seat this year, is dropping out of the Republican primary race, he said in a statement on Thursday. He announced his withdrawal less than a week after he formally entered the race. Just hours after he began his campaign, former President […]
Read MoreGroup Focused on Child Care Plans $40 Million Effort to Help Democrats
A liberal political organization that promotes economic policies for working families, the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, will spend $40 million backing President Biden’s re-election bid and other Democratic candidates for the House and Senate. Announced on Monday morning, the program is the largest political investment by the Democratic-allied organization, which aims to assist […]
Read MoreMatt Rosendale Enters Montana Senate Race, Kicking Off Republican Fight
Former President Donald J. Trump endorsed Tim Sheehy for the Republican Senate nomination in Montana on Friday, putting his powerful imprimatur on the primary race the same day that one of his longtime allies, Representative Matt Rosendale, announced his campaign. Mr. Trump and Mr. Rosendale had campaigned together in 2018, when Mr. Rosendale’s first attempt […]
Read MoreMatt Rosendale to Run for Senate in Montana, Igniting Republican Fight
Representative Matt Rosendale of Montana is expected to announce a campaign for Senate as soon as this weekend, torching plans from top Republican officials to avoid a bruising primary battle in a state that many in the party view as their best chance to win back control of the chamber. Mr. Rosendale, an anti-abortion Republican […]
Read MoreIn Montana’s Senate Race, Matt Rosendale Is Set to Challenge Jon Tester
In one of the nation’s top Senate races, the most important candidate might be one who hasn’t actually entered the contest. The scramble to challenge Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana — already a heated battle with profound national implications and the acute intensity of a family drama — has increasingly focused on Representative Matt […]
Read MoreWinter Storm Brings a Brutal Mix of Snow, Bitter Cold and Rain Across U.S.
Residents in Billings, Mont., woke up to a temperature of minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit. In Des Moines, homeowners were digging out snow from a blizzard and facing wind gusts of 45 miles per hour. Towns and cities along the East Coast were bracing for possible flooding from yet more rain. And communities near the Gulf […]
Read MoreA City’s Campaign Against Homelessness Brings Stories of Violence
After watching a growing series of tents and other makeshift shelters spread into city parks and sidewalks, officials in northwestern Montana decided it was time for a crackdown on homelessness. In Kalispell, city leaders approved an ordinance to punish motorists who give money or supplies to panhandlers. They shut off water and electricity at a […]
Read MoreAre We Gonna Talk About the Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols?
“I will say this, if it turns out Trump ever went to Epstein Island, I will remove any support from him,” Jones said. “But I know Roger Stone very well, and I know people that know Trump well, a lot of people, I’ll leave it at that. I know women that have dated Trump, prominent […]
Read MoreAmerica Kicks Off New Year With Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols
“I will say this, if it turns out Trump ever went to Epstein Island, I will remove any support from him,” Jones said. “But I know Roger Stone very well, and I know people that know Trump well, a lot of people, I’ll leave it at that. I know women that have dated Trump, prominent […]
Read More2024 Kicks Off With Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols
“I will say this, if it turns out Trump ever went to Epstein Island, I will remove any support from him,” Jones said. “But I know Roger Stone very well, and I know people that know Trump well, a lot of people, I’ll leave it at that. I know women that have dated Trump, prominent […]
Read MoreFighting Resumes in Gaza, and a Blocked TikTok Ban
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Read MoreJudge Halts TikTok Ban in Montana
A federal judge in Montana on Thursday blocked a statewide ban of TikTok from taking effect next year, at least temporarily preventing the nation’s first such prohibition on the popular video app. The judge, Donald W. Molloy, said Montana could act as a leader in protecting its residents from harm but must “act within the […]
Read MoreYellowstone Border Purchase Stops Gold Mine From Infringing on Bear Habitat
Scott Christensen was standing on a mountain looking down into Yellowstone National Park late last month when he spotted a fresh track from a grizzly bear in the mud, about two inches in front of his foot. He wasn’t scared, but rather relieved and gratified. The bear, as well as other wildlife, including the thousands […]
Read MoreAirstrikes Intensify in Gaza, and More
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Read MoreAs Red States Curb Social Media, Did Montana’s TikTok Ban Go Too Far?
Many of the world’s largest consumer technology companies will be closely monitoring a federal court hearing in Montana on Thursday that could decide whether TikTok will have to stop operating in the state next year. The popular video-sharing app is suing Montana to halt a first-of-its-kind state law that would ban TikTok in the state […]
Read MoreGrizzlies Are Increasing in Numbers. Learning to Live With Them.
Aries, an Anatolian shepherd, warily watches a stranger approach a pen where he and other members of his family — including eight fuzzy, 2-month-old puppies — roam alongside a grunting pig and several bleating goats. Livestock guard dogs like Aries are in demand in Montana these days, an important tool as the state deals with […]
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