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US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, holds up the gavel after he won the vote for Speaker of the House, during the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2025. Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON — The speaker of the […]
Montana Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, doesn’t believe the tension between the courts and the state legislature should be characterized as a war between two coequal branches of government; however, he does believe that lawmakers have an obligation to check the power of the judicial system during the upcoming legislative session. Speaking at a press […]
Senator John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, pledged to “raise fresh hell” if the FBI don’t share its investigation into the New Orleans terror attack with the public. “Once the FBI has a chance to investigate all of this, working with state police, working with Homeland Security, working with the City of New Orleans, they are […]
US president-elect Donald Trump weighed in on Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barrons such as Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa programme that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. “I’ve always liked the [H1-B] visas, I have always been in favour of the visas, that’s […]
The House Republican Steering Committee on Thursday recommended Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg to lead the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the next Congress. A former pastor who has a background in Christian education and has served on the committee for 16 years, Walberg prevailed over Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, a former NFL player […]
WASHINGTON — An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night. The journalism shield law — which would limit the federal government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources — drew strong objections from President-elect Donald Trump, who’s had a rather rocky relationship […]
It is unclear if he sustained any injuries at this time. ByAllison Pecorin Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7:25PM Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell during the Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday. It is unclear if McConnell, 82, sustained any injuries at this time or what the severity of the fall was. Two medical responders were […]
Major institutional investors have artificially lowered coal production and raised energy costs for consumers in an effort to lower global carbon emissions, a federal lawsuit claims. Republican attorneys general in 11 states, including Montana’s Austin Knudsen, filed a joint lawsuit last month against BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, claiming the organizations’ efforts to pressure coal […]
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the US Naval Academy may continue to consider race when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, even after the US Supreme Court last year barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies. US District Judge Richard Bennett in Baltimore rejected arguments by Students for Fair […]
Republicans hold a 220-215 majority in House of Representatives but will have to deal with three early vacancies. Washington, DC – Democrats have won the last race to be called in the United States House of Representatives, leaving their Republican rivals with a razor-thin majority in the chamber after the November 5 elections. With all […]