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Jack Ballard writes, "It’s past time we had a Congress willing to stand up to the Presidency, regardless of which party is in power."

Concerned residents from across the state ask questions for nearly two hours on Friday night, while organizers say rule-of-law is on the line.

Montana’s soon-to-be senior U.S. Sen. Steve Daines will keep a key leadership position in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the upcoming Congress, as well as take a new position on the Foreign Relations Committee.

After days of uncertainty thanks to meddling by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, lawmakers succeeded in approving a temporary plan to extend federal funding just hours before a government spending deadline.

The 1,547-page package also holds tens of billions in emergency aid for communities recovering from natural disasters.

Members have seen an effective 31% pay decrease since 2009 when accounting for inflation.

The latest ranking of the most bipartisan lawmakers comes amid one of the least productive Congresses in the nation’s history and just months before nearly all House lawmakers and about one-third of the Senate face voters at the polls in November.

Rosendale, who is a lame-duck two-term Congressman from Glendive and represents the eastern part of the state, had previously supported GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Congress is on track to approve a staggering $468 billion in government spending this week, finishing part of the work it was supposed to complete by Oct. 1.

Zach Brown writes, "Montana can’t afford to lose any more of our senior long term care facilities, and I am grateful that Senator Tester is fighting for this important issue in the U.S. Senate."