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Groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the new Public Service Commission district map redrawn this year by the Republican supermajority legislature, which they say is gerrymandered to favor Republicans in violation of the state constitution.

Congresswoman Liz Cheney said police who defended the U.S. Capitol from violence incited by then-President Donald Trump prevented a massacre on Jan. 6 — but she said democracy is still in danger.

U.S. senators at a committee hearing Tuesday discussed the consequences of book bans and parents’ desire to control what their kids read — though they also acknowledged it’s not an issue for Congress to settle.

The stalemate stems from a split among House Republicans about how much the government should spend and whether the bills should be filled with far-right policy objectives.

Sen. Pat Flowers and Rep. Kim Abbott write, "We wanted to do a heck of a lot more, but Republicans were not interested in practical solutions for working Montanans."

Republicans celebrated the accomplishments of their supermajority, citing tax relief and some of their culture-related bills against drag shows and “obscene” materials, on the mark of the halfway point of the legislative session Friday.

Posted on the party’s website, the resolution said people shouldn’t consider Racicot a spokesperson for the party, and Racicot said he’s totally comfortable continuing his work.