Montana man faces prison in threats against U.S. Sen. Tester
April 20, 2023 GMTMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A 46-year-old Montana man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to threatening to murder U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.
Kevin Patrick Smith of Kalispell faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after admitting to threatening Tester’s life in voice messages left at the Democratic lawmaker's office.
Republicans seek to change Montana primary to thwart Tester
April 5, 2023 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers in Montana are advancing legislation that would alter next year’s U.S. Senate primary in an apparent bid to thwart the reelection of Sen.
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to run for 4th term in Montana
February 22, 2023 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana said Wednesday he will seek reelection to a fourth term in 2024, a boost to Democrats' hopes of maintaining a seat in the Republican-leaning state as they try to hang on to their narrow Senate majority.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
February 11, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., and Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Govs. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, and Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; Rep.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
December 9, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.; NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche.
Surging Montana GOP eyes big prize: US Senate seat in 2024
November 13, 2022 GMTLOCKWOOD, Mont. (AP) — Republicans emboldened by a string of electoral victories in Montana this midterm election are quickly turning their attention to a prize that has repeatedly eluded them: the U.S.
Surging Montana GOP eyes big prize: US Senate seat in 2024
November 12, 2022 GMTLOCKWOOD, Mont. (AP) — Republicans emboldened by a string of electoral victories in Montana this midterm election are quickly turning their attention to a prize that has repeatedly eluded them: the U.S.
Rosendale wins reelection in Montana US House race
November 9, 2022 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Matt Rosendale easily won a second term in the U.S. House as he fended off a pair of challengers in a newly drawn district in the east but it was still too early Wednesday to call a second House race featuring President Donald Trump’s former interior secretary, Republican Ryan Zinke.
Rosendale wins reelection in Montana US House race
November 9, 2022 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Matt Rosendale won a second term in the U.S. House on Tuesday as he fended off a pair of challengers in the race for a newly drawn district representing the eastern portion of the state.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
September 10, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — To be announced.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Vice President Kamala Harris.
Hairy situation at US Open: 2 removed for haircut in stands
September 7, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — There was quite a hairy situation at the U.S. Open on Tuesday night.
Two men's stay in the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats was, um, cut short after one buzzed the other's head right there in the stands while Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov played their quarterfinal.
Biden taps Montana law professor to be 9th Circuit judge
September 2, 2022 GMTMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated has nominated a University of Montana law professor to be a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Anthony Johnstone is a former solicitor for the state of Montana who has taught at the University of Montana since 2011.
Ivanka Trump testifies before House Jan. 6 panel
April 5, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter and one of those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is testifying before the House panel investigating the Jan.
Rosendale asks court to dismiss campaign finance lawsuit
January 26, 2022 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges his campaign and the National Rifle Association illegally worked together to run ads during his unsuccessful 2018 race against Democratic U.S.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
November 20, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Sens.
The closer: Biden in familiar role, to unite party on $3.5T
September 24, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The time has come for President Joe Biden to close the deal — bring progressive and centrist Democratic coalitions together in Congress — if he has any hope of delivering on his domestic policy ambitions.
For Biden and senators, a sense that ‘world was watching’
August 11, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden first announced the framework he'd reached with a bipartisan group of senators for a big infrastructure bill, he said it meant more than building roads and bridges.
Democrats back Biden US lands pick assailed by Republicans
July 22, 2021 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A bitterly divided U.S. Senate panel deadlocked Thursday on President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, as Democrats united behind a nominee whose credibility was assailed by Republicans over her links to a 1989 environmental sabotage case.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
June 26, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio; Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison; Mayor Charles Burkett of Surfside, Florida.
Biden returns prisoner-of-war flag to perch atop White House
April 9, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has restored the prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action flag to its former location atop the White House...
VA Secretary McDonough tours Montana with Sen. Tester
April 6, 2021 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough heard frustrations over high turnover rates among health care providers at the agency as he began a three-day tour of Montana on Monday — his first official trip since being confirmed in February...
Centrist Democrats flex muscles, create headaches for Biden
February 22, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Democratic senator from West Virginia is suddenly one of the most powerful people in Washington...
Oversight of veterans homes to be probed after virus deaths
May 15, 2020 GMTA congressional watchdog agency has agreed to investigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ oversight of homes for aging veterans following a surge of coronavirus deaths at the state-run facilities.
Correction: Patagonia-Environmental Donation story
November 29, 2018 GMTVENTURA, Calif. (AP) — In a story Nov. 28 about a donation from Patagonia, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Jon Tester was the challenger for one of Montana's senate seats...
The Latest: 3 Senate races remain too close to call
November 7, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Senate elections (all times local):
Sen. Jon Tester pushes to make race about Montana, not Trump
November 3, 2018 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — With President Donald Trump clamoring to defeat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and conservative groups spending heavily against him, the Democrat is falling back on a well-worn strategy in his pursuit of a third term: make the election about Montana, not Washington...
Montana Senate race brings out both Trump and ‘The Dude’
November 2, 2018 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Senate candidate Matt Rosendale may not be a household name, but he's surrounded on the campaign trail by President Donald Trump and other big-name Republicans like Vice President Mike Pence, Sens.
Trump to go to Montana for 4th rally for GOP Senate hopeful
October 30, 2018 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump is returning to Montana on Saturday to hold an unprecedented fourth rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale just days before the election, campaign officials said Monday...
Ballot initiatives buck legislatures in GOP-leaning states
October 24, 2018 GMTMarijuana legalization. An increase in the minimum wage. Expansion of Medicaid. Come Election Day, voters in a batch of Republican-dominated states will weigh in on these and other liberal or centrist proposals that reached the ballot after bypassing state legislatures...
MSU poll: Senate race in dead heat
October 24, 2018 GMTBOZEMAN : A poll of Montana voters conducted jointly by Montana State University political scientists and the Montana Television Network indicates that the Senate race for Montana is a dead heat.
The poll showed incumbent Democrat Jon Tester holds a three-point lead over GOP challenger Matt Rosendale : with 46.2 percent of respondents favoring Tester, 43.1 percent supporting Rosendale, 2.6 preferring Libertarian candidate Rick Breckenridge and 6.5 percent respondents still undecided.
Trump says without evidence that Dems are behind ‘caravan’
October 19, 2018 GMTMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested without evidence Thursday that Democrats or their allies are supporting a "caravan" of Central American migrants who are traveling north aiming to enter the United States...
The Latest: Trump: Tester ‘viciously’ went after VA nominee
October 19, 2018 GMTMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump on the campaign trail (all times local):...
Trump takes epic ‘Western swing’ tour: Three rallies in three states in three days
October 18, 2018 GMTPresident Trump is headed west Thursday with an ambitious schedule, embarking on what his campaign calls a "Western swing" through three important battleground states in three days. It is an ambitious journey, and naturally includes a trio of jumbo "Make America Great Again" rallies.
Tester goes on the attack in Montana US Senate race debate
October 14, 2018 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester went on the attack Saturday against Republican candidate Matt Rosendale as the Montana Democrat fights to keep his seat in a tightening Senate race...
Independent women a key in outcome of Montana Senate race
October 12, 2018 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — A key factor in deciding the outcome of Montana's high-profile Senate race will be whether independent women who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 will stick with the president and Republicans again this year, political observers said.
AP FACT CHECK: Emails show Tester did try to meet Kavanaugh
October 4, 2018 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale accuses his Democratic opponent, Sen. Jon Tester, of obstructing the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by refusing to meet with him before deciding to vote against his nomination.
Mike Pence touts Brett Kavanaugh, criticizes Jon Tester at Montana rally
October 3, 2018 GMTRepublicans are looking to the confirmation battle over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to break open the skin-tight race for Montana Senate.
At a small rally Tuesday in Bozeman, Vice President Mike Pence criticized Sen.
Red-state Democrats say they won’t confirm Brett Kavanaugh
October 1, 2018 GMTThe one-week pause on the Supreme Court confirmation process for Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh might not be enough to change the minds of red-state Democratic senators who already have announced their opposition, siding with the base of their party on the issue over the partisan leanings of their respective states.
Montana Sen. Tester a ‘no’ vote on Kavanaugh confirmation
September 28, 2018 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said Friday he'll vote against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, removing himself from the short list of undecided Democratic senators who are up for re-election in states won by President Donald Trump.
Advocacy groups file complaint against GOP Senate candidate
September 17, 2018 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — A campaign finance watchdog and a gun-safety advocacy group on Monday asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate allegations of illegal campaign coordination between Republican U...
AP FACT CHECK: Tester did rank No. 1 in cash from lobbyists
September 10, 2018 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republicans say in a television ad that Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has taken more money from lobbyists than any other member of Congress this election cycle as he seeks to fend off a challenge from Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale.
Trump campaigns in Montana, lauds Kavanaugh’s progress
September 7, 2018 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh's progress toward winning confirmation to the Supreme Court but decried the "anger and the meanness on the other side," blasting Democrats' behavior toward his nominee as "sick...
At rally, Trump lauds Kavanaugh progress, decries ‘meanness’
September 7, 2018 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh's progress toward winning confirmation to the Supreme Court but decried the "anger and the meanness on the other side," blasting Democrats' behavior toward his nominee as "sick...
Trump off to Montana for classic MAGA rally
September 6, 2018 GMTPresident Trump leaves behind the caterwaul of the nation's capital Thursday, bound for his next Make America Great Again rally in Billings, Montana his third in the state and the second in Billings itself.
Republicans blast Pearl Jam poster of burning White House
August 15, 2018 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republicans on Wednesday condemned a poster by Pearl Jam that shows the White House in flames and a bald eagle pecking at a skeleton they say is meant to depict President Donald Trump...
Trump urges ouster of senator he blames for derailing VA nod
July 6, 2018 GMTGREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — In a campaign stop that was both political and personal, President Donald Trump targeted Democrat Jon Tester on Thursday in a bid to get more Republicans elected to the Senate but also to punish the lawmaker he blames for derailing his nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs...
President Trump’s rallies get extensive airtime on Fox News
July 5, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign-style rallies have found a receptive audience at Fox News Channel, which unlike the other cable news networks often carries his speeches live and in their entirety...
Flynn stumps for GOP candidates while awaiting sentencing
May 11, 2018 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is campaigning for Republican candidates around the country as he awaits sentencing for lying to the FBI, an unusual and risky course that has set off speculation and head-scratching over what he hopes to accomplish...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts claims on VA nominee, vet care
April 30, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, White House physician Ronny Jackson, abruptly withdrew his nomination...
Trump takes aim at familiar targets at Michigan rally
April 29, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally Saturday night in an Upper Midwest state that gave him a surprising victory in the 2016 election.
Trump says Democrat should quit over VA nomination brouhaha
April 29, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A furious President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the resignation of the Democratic senator who assembled and released what he called "false" allegations that scuttled the nomination of the White House doctor who'd been in line to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs...
The Latest: Trump attacks familiar enemies, adds new targets
April 29, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's Michigan rally Saturday night (all times local):...
White House: Records dispute allegations against Jackson
April 27, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Friday that internal records raise doubt about some of the most serious allegations leveled against White House doctor Ronny Jackson in his failed bid to become the next secretary of Veterans Affairs...
Ronny Jackson banged on female employee’s door while drunk during overseas trip: report
April 25, 2018 GMTIn the most detailed account yet of the accusations against Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson, CNN reported Tuesday evening that there were multiple episodes of drunken behavior on overseas trips.
A win for bad paper veterans tucked into major federal spending package
March 22, 2018 GMTTucked into the massive federal spending package is a proposal worked on by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., to allow service members separated from the military for misconduct to access behavioral and mental health services through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Daines backs bill to fund National Park maintenance
March 8, 2018 GMTAmerica's National Parks face an 4.6 billion of these funds were disbursed to state and tribal governments and various conservation programs, and the remaining 18 billion over 10 years," and would sunset after either 10 years or depositing $18 billion in the fund.
Comment period extended for national park entry fee increase
November 22, 2017 GMTThe National Park Service has extended the public comment period for its proposal to increase entrance fees at 17 national parks, including Glacier Park.
The public comment period on this proposal began Oct.
Sen. Kamala Harris maneuvers to help fellow Democrats in ’18
July 3, 2017 GMTSen. Kamala Harris is using her newfound progressive stardom to raise money for her Democratic colleagues — and amplifying buzz about the California freshman as a prospect for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination in the process.