WASHINGTON (CN) – Raising the stakes of the impeachment inquiry, the Democrats accused President Donald Trump on Monday of an ongoing campaign to interfere in the 2020 elections. “President Trump’s persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election is a clear and present danger to our free and fair elections and to our national … [Read more...] about ‘Clear and present danger,’ Dems say of Trump’s election cheating

(KPAX) Sen. Jon Tester believes bipartisan support might be the difference to finally resolving the years-long debate over tribal water rights in the Flathead Basin. Tester was enthusiastic in responding to news that Sen. Steve Daines will introduce the Montana Water Rights Protection Act this week, a settlement likely worth more than $2 billion. Tester made the first … [Read more...] about Tester sees bipartisan support for tribal water rights agreement

WASHINGTON (CN) — One decade ago today, more than a dozen business leaders placed a full-page ad in The New York Times urging then-President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to join 192 nations taking action against the climate crisis. The second-to-last signature on the ad belonged to none other than Donald Trump, joined by his children and his organization. Now that … [Read more...] about ‘We’re still in,’ Congressional Democrats tell Trump on fight to end climate crisis

Rep. Greg Gianforte on Friday cited the latest jobs report as evidence that the Trump administration's policies and tax regulations have boosted the state and nation's economy. The November report, released Friday, cited healthy job gains, countering lingering concerns over an economic slowdown tied in part to the ongoing trade war with China. According to the U.S. … [Read more...] about Gianforte credits tax cuts for strong jobs report; counters past statements on weak economy

An executive order issued by the Trump administration has the International Rescue Committee and its resettlement offices, including that in Missoula, seeking “consent” from both state and local governments in order to continue the program. The president has also drastically slashed the number of refugees who will be admitted into the U.S. in the 2020 fiscal year to 18,000. … [Read more...] about Missoula refugee program working to comply with Trump’s “signature of consent” order