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A turnover of at least 13% will be the highest in more than three decades, bringing in a wave of new lawmakers, who will be looked to as a source of solutions for some of the country’s biggest problems.

Montana State legislators write, "We urge you to call for immediate congressional oversight hearings and to withhold any further authorization or funding for military expansion until such hearings are held."

U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke’s decision not to seek another term in the House left an open race for the Republican nomination in Montana’s western congressional district.

Jacobsen highlighted her efforts to review Montana voter eligibility, talked about affordability, immigration enforcement and energy; and sought to position herself as a political outsider.

Within an hour of Zinke’s announcement, the first Republican candidates were already stepping forward, seeking to run for his open seat.

At least 25 bills have been introduced this Congress to further limit lawmakers and their family members from trading individual stocks.

Congress has roughly two months to find bipartisan agreement to curb rising health insurance costs if lawmakers want to avoid another government shutdown.

The Senate on Friday shot down a Republican stopgap budget that would keep the government funded through November as lawmakers continue hashing out full-year spending legislation.

Williams, a Democrat, served 18 years in Congress and was Montana’s longest consecutive-serving U.S. House of Representatives member.

Treasury has $384 billion cash on hand while Republicans race to include debt limit in tax package.