Steve Daines

FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A dirty word for many Republicans is making the rounds on Capitol Hill -- earmarks. For nearly a decade, both chambers of Congress have abided by a ban on earmarks, or spending requested by a lawmaker to fund a specific project or institution back home. But Democrats are moving to bring back the practice, leaving the GOP lawmakers divided over how to respond.(Al Drago/Pool via AP, File)

Democratic push to revive earmarks divides Republicans

By Kevin Freking Mar. 13, 2021 12:30 AM EST

In this feb. 24, 2021, photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from a tag team of Republicans looking to define him —and the new administration— as out of the mainstream. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

GOP takes aim at Biden's health care pick on abortion rights

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Thomas Beaumont Mar. 03, 2021 05:38 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she'll vote against confirming President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. Collins' announcement Monday throws Tanden's confirmation further into doubt. On Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia became the first Democratic lawmaker to oppose Tanden’s confirmation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

A look at how Biden's Cabinet nominees fared Tuesday

By Ashraf Khalil Feb. 23, 2021 05:50 PM EST

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick And Kevin Freking Jan. 05, 2021 12:31 AM EST

A coalition of senators and senators-elect have pledged to reject the results.

Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick And Kevin Freking Jan. 04, 2021 12:59 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hawley, says he will raise objections next week when the Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election, forcing House and Senate votes that are likely to delay — but in no way alter — the final certification of Biden's win.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 03, 2021 04:23 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., removes his face mask as he arrives for a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)

Pelosi, McConnell get COVID-19 vaccine, urge others to do so

By Mary Clare Jalonick Dec. 18, 2020 12:15 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, student nurse Ryan Eachus collects forms as cars line up for COVID-19 testing at a testing site set up the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif. Congress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Congress braces for Biden's national coronavirus strategy

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 25, 2020 10:51 AM EST

Daines calls COVID vaccine safe after participating in trial

Nov. 18, 2020 03:16 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies after participating in Pfizer's COVID-19...

Bullock hangs COVID inaction on lack of federal relief funds

By Iris Samuels Nov. 12, 2020 05:26 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As Montana’s COVID-19 case toll continues to mount, Gov. Steve Bullock said Thursday he is wary of imposing stricter statewide...

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 05, 2020 12:28 AM EST

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., celebrates with his family after his race was called by The Associated Press, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Bozeman, Mont. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)

Republican rout caps decade-long Montana political shift

By Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson Nov. 04, 2020 03:15 PM EST

Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Harrison thanks his supporters at an election watch party in Columbia, S.C., after losing the Senate race to incumbent Lindsey Graham, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jeff Blake/The State via AP)

Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 04, 2020 12:41 PM EST

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., prepares to speak to supporters with his wife Cindy during his election watch party in Bozeman, Mont., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)

Senate Latest: Kelly win gives Arizona 2 Democratic senators

Nov. 03, 2020 07:33 PM EST

AP VoteCast: Montana voters mixed on state of nation

Nov. 03, 2020 07:01 PM EST
Voters in Montana made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American...