Politics

Betsy Craske secured 61% of the vote in Ward 1 and took the oath from Mayor Andrea Davis early Monday, just hours before her first City Council meeting.

Seven U.S. Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans on Sunday night in advancing legislation to reopen the government and temporarily keep it afloat until the end of January.

President Donald Trump released a slew of endorsement posts for 2026 Congressional candidates on his social media network Truth Social on Monday, a full year out from the election.

David Sanders, who previously served as the executive director of the Montana Public Service Commission, announced Tuesday he will run for an elected post with the commission in 2026.

Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis coasted to her first full term in office on Tuesday night, more than doubling her opponent's votes, while City Council incumbents saw mixed results.

The United Way of Missoula County on Tuesday awarded a $10,000 emergency grant to the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center to help meet the surge in demand resulting from the suspension of federal SNAP benefits.

An Idaho law restricting what materials students can access in schools and libraries drew scrutiny at the Ninth Circuit on Monday as a group of schools urged the court to block the law.

Permanent changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are coming regardless of the outcome of at least two federal lawsuits that seek to prevent the government from cutting off November SNAP benefits.

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from halting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as the government remains shut down with federal lawmakers unable to strike a budget deal.

Montana's congressional delegation is asking President Trump to reconsider plans to import beef from Argentina.