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![Dems have raucous exchange in second night of debate](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/debate-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dems have raucous exchange in second night of debate
Ten more Democratic candidates faced off during the second night of the first primary presidential debate where immigration and healthcare dominated the discussion, including a fiery exchange between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
![Democrats take aim at Trump, economy in first debate](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/debate.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Democrats take aim at Trump, economy in first debate
Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls, most of whom hoping to break out among a crowded field, presented their vision of a more progressive America on Wednesday night in the first debate of the 2020 presidential election.
![Twenty Democrats qualify for first round of primary debates; Bullock misses mark](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/10/Bullock.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Twenty Democrats qualify for first round of primary debates; Bullock misses mark
Steve Bullock, Mike Gravel, Wayne Messam, and Seth Moulton did not meet either requirement and will not make the stage this month. Bullock, the governor of Montana, was just one poll shy of qualifying for the debates.
![More plastic than fish: Scientists beg U.S. House to save planet’s biodiversity](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/biodiversity-panel.jpg?w=980&q=75)
More plastic than fish: Scientists beg U.S. House to save planet’s biodiversity
By 2050, the ocean will be home to more plastic than fish, and experts told House lawmakers Tuesday that it is not too late to turn the tide. “We can save the biodiversity on our planet, but we must begin now,” said James Porter, a professor of ecology from the University of Georgia.
![Mueller invites Congress to decide whether Trump obstructed justice](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/10/Trump2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mueller invites Congress to decide whether Trump obstructed justice
Offering insight into an investigation that captivated the nation for two years, the Justice Department on Thursday released Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.
![Mueller submits Russia probe, but will attorney general make it public?](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/02/trump-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mueller submits Russia probe, but will attorney general make it public?
Nearly two years in the making, Special Counsel Robert Mueller confidentially submitted his report Friday on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. It remains unclear as to when, or whether, Attorney General William Barr will make the report public.
![VIDEO: Tester optimistic after opening talks on border security; Gianforte calls for barrier](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/01/Tester.jpg?w=980&q=75)
VIDEO: Tester optimistic after opening talks on border security; Gianforte calls for barrier
After a bipartisan panel of lawmakers gathered to begin crafting a deal around border security on Wednesday, Sen. Jon Tester walked away from Day One negotiations feeling optimistic.
![National unemployment rate falls 8th straight year to 49-year low](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/07/jobs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
National unemployment rate falls 8th straight year to 49-year low
The unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest level since December 1969, the Labor Department said Friday.
![6 Montana tribes, communities receive federal historic preservation grants](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/05/cskt.jpg?w=980&q=75)
6 Montana tribes, communities receive federal historic preservation grants
Six Montana tribes and communities received federal historic preservation grants this week intended to preserve cultural resources that might otherwise be lost, funded through offshore drilling receipts.
![Zinke sides with trophy hunters on removing zebra protections](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/04/cape-mountain-zebra.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Zinke sides with trophy hunters on removing zebra protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday supported a hunters’ petition to remove protections from a zebra, but denied a cattlemen’s petition to delist a jumping mouse.