Sep 06 WATCH: Trump blasts Democrats' treatment of Kavanaugh By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Campaigning in Billings, Montana, Trump sought to elevate Kavanaugh's confirmation as a political litmus test for voters as he embraced a Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, a top Republican target in the fall elections. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russian hackers targeted 2016 Montana election, state official says By Matt Volz, Associated Press "While no votes were changed by the Russians in our 2016 election cycle, there was a clear and significant threat to our nation's ability to conduct fair elections," Secretary of State Corey Stapleton wrote. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 3:05 Raucous Trump rally filled with familiar attacks, false statements In an hour-long campaign speech in Montana, President Trump ran through many of his favorite topics, exaggerations, attacks on political targets and now-regular falsehoods. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 2:41 The ski jump and the rodeo combine for this extreme sport By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, while most of us are ready for spring, some extreme athletes in Montana are savoring the last bit of winter. In skijoring, horse riders tow their human teammates through a 700-foot obstacle… Continue watching
Oct 24 Democrat urges probe of Puerto Rico power contract to Zinke neighbor By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A Democratic congressman on Tuesday called for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:47 Can helping high-risk patients with basic needs reduce costly care in rural areas? By Jackie Judd, Jason Kane While lawmakers spar over the future of health care, pilot projects on the ground are focusing on how to improve the lives of low-income patients. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports on one such program in Montana, where health care players… Continue watching
Jun 13 Scaling back Bears Ears monument pleases GOP, angers Western tribes By Brady McCombs and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's committed to make sure Native American culture is preserved on the Bears Ears site. But several tribal leaders balked at that characterization, saying they consider the idea to be an attempt to temper their… Continue reading
Jun 12 Montana's Gianforte avoids jail time for assault on reporter By Associated Press Montana's next congressman, Greg Gianforte, was sentenced to 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management counseling and ordered him to pay a $385 fine for the misdemeanor. Continue reading
May 25 Tribes bash proposed Trump budget cuts to Native American programs By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Members from Native American tribes in six Western states called on Congress to restore funding to tribes during budget negotiations. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 9:30 Does an assault on a reporter reflect greater antipathy toward the press? By PBS News Hour Montana’s special election took a bizarre turn Wednesday, when GOP candidate Greg Gianforte was charged with assaulting a reporter. And there have been other recent incidents over press access, including the arrest of a West Virginia public media reporter in… Continue watching