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In 25th Amendment Bid, Pelosi Mulls Trump's Fitness To Serve

By & Lisa Mascaro • Oct 8, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks in Billings, MT, Sep. 6 2018.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the president from executive duties.

Telehealth Appointments On The Rise, Offer Options For Patients And Doctors

By editor • Jun 30, 2020

This story is part of a series that looks at potentially lasting ways Montana adapted during the pandemic. It’s funded in part by the Solutions Journalism Network. 

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began advising against face to face interactions, Montana healthcare providers sought to expand non emergency telehealth appointments. It's a trend that could keep going.

McConnell Prepares Senate For Trump Impeachment Trial As Inquiry Escalates

By Claudia Grisales & Susan Davis • Oct 16, 2019

Updated on Oct 17. at 1 p.m. ET

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that there's no timeline for the House to wrap up its ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Trump, pushing back on predictions it could happen by the Thanksgiving holiday.

Tester Speaks Out Against Gun Confiscation, For Expanded Background Checks

By • Sep 17, 2019
A man holding an AR-style rifle.
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Nearly two dozen U.S. Senate Democrats are planning a marathon floor session this Tuesday evening to speak out on what they call congressional inaction on gun violence. Montana’s Democratic Senator, Jon Tester, won’t be among them. But Tester says it's long past time the Senate take up gun violence legislation.

How Does 1 Man Have So Much Power Without Being President?

By Ron Elving • Aug 17, 2019

"How does one man have so much power?"

One hears that question asked in Washington a lot these days, often with exasperation and bewilderment.

And it is not always a reference to President Trump.

Quite often, the man in question is Mitch McConnell, the Republican senator from Kentucky.

The man who calls himself the "Grim Reaper" — of signature Democratic initiatives.

Montana Politicians Divided On Tax Reform Bill

By Matt Blois • Nov 30, 2017
Montana Politics News

Democratic governor Steve Bullock released a statement today criticizing the tax reform bill moving through Congress for increasing the national debt without reducing taxes on the middle class. Democratic Senator Jon Tester has already criticized the bill because of cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

Bullock Joins Governors Asking Congress To Overhaul - Not Replace - Affordable Care Act

By • Jun 16, 2017
Gov. Bullock signs the Medicaid expansion plan into law, April 29, 2015 at the state Capitol. The bill's sponsor Sen. Ed Buttrey, and supporter Stephanie Wallace look on.
Steve Jess

Governor Steve Bullock has joined a bi-partisan group of six other governors asking Congress to overhaul the existing Affordable Care Act, rather than replacing it with one passed by the U.S. House.

Tester Proposes Constitutional Amendment Declaring Corporations Are Not People

By • Feb 3, 2017
Sen. Jon Tester.
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Montana's senior senator has introduced three bills that he says would increase transparency and accountability in elections.

Democrat Jon Tester says all three would "shine a light on dark money that tries to influence our elections and restore the right of citizens of this country – not to corporations."