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Rapid population growth gives Montana 2nd US House seat

By Iris Samuels Apr. 26, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s recent population boom will let the state regain the second U.S. House seat it lost nearly 30 years ago, according to U.S....

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
House GOP faces decision point on Reps. Greene, Cheney

By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples And Brian Slodysko Feb. 03, 2021 12:16 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. A deepening divide among Republicans over President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election runs prominently through Wyoming, the state that delivered Trump's widest prevailing margin by far. Eleven Republican senators saying they will not be voting Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory include Wyoming's newly sworn in Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Cheyenne-area rancher and former congresswoman. Vocal opponents of any such move include Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, leader of GOP messaging in the House as its third-ranking Republican (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples And Brian Slodysko Feb. 02, 2021 06:27 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Impeachment could become defining moment for Liz Cheney

By Will Weissert Jan. 13, 2021 04:10 PM 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

In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, photo, Republican Senators, Ted Cruz, left, of Texas and Steve Daines of Montana, bump elbows during a campaign rally in Billings, Mont. Sen. Daines is being challenged in Tuesday's election by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
Republican US Sen. Daines wins reelection in Montana

By Matthew Brown And Iris Samuels Nov. 03, 2020 09:47 AM EST

An election worker helps a voter with his ballot on Nov. 3, 2020 at the MetraPark events center in Billings, Mont. Montana voters were picking candidates for president, Senate, House, governor and other races. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
News Guide: Republicans sweep key races in Montana

Nov. 03, 2020 12:14 AM EST

Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at a Democratic Party "Get Out The Vote" rally on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Bozeman, Mt. (Rachel Leather/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
Montana voters cast record number of ballots this election

Nov. 02, 2020 01:36 PM EST

In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, second left, R-Texas, campaigns for Sen. Steve Daines, third left, of Montana at the Billings Hotel in Billings, Mont. Others in attendance are Matt Rosendale, third right, Greg Gianforte, left, Troy Downing, second right, and Elsie Arntzen, right. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
Trump noticeably absent from key US Senate race in Montana

By Matthew Brown Nov. 01, 2020 10:28 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a weekly news conference, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House

By Lisa Mascaro Oct. 07, 2020 01:35 PM EDT

Pence says Montana US Senate race key as election nears

By Matthew Brown Sep. 14, 2020 09:06 AM EDT
BELGRADE, Mont. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence promised new tax cuts and continued crackdowns on the violent protests occurring elsewhere in the U.S. as he...

VP Pence to host rally for Montana Republican candidates

Sep. 09, 2020 06:04 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will host a rally for Montana Republican candidates in the Bozeman area next week, following a fundraiser for...

FILE - In this April 5, 2019 file photo, former state lawmaker Kathleen Williams announces her candidacy for Montana's U.S. House seat at a rally in Billings, Mont. Williams is making a second attempt at retaking a seat held by Republicans since 1997 and faces opponent Matt Rosendale. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Montana's U.S. House race brings partisan divide to the fore

By Iris Samuels Jul. 20, 2020 12:40 PM EDT

Montana records 3 additional deaths as cases soar

Jul. 09, 2020 02:09 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An outbreak of COVID-19 at a memory care facility in Billings has led to three deaths, Yellowstone County health officials said Thursday,...

Montana infections set record as outbreak hits nursing home

By Matthew Brown And Iris Samuels Jul. 07, 2020 02:26 PM EDT
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings nursing home said 58 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus and the facility has been put under...

FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo, Donald Trump Jr., right, walks with his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after traveling to Florida with President Donald Trump. The wife and running mate of Republican governor candidate Greg Gianforte, as well as several other top GOP officials, were exposed to the coronavirus after attending an event with Guilfoyle, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. Guilfoyle was diagnosed with the coronavirus on July 3, the New York Times reported. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
GOP-ers possibly exposed to virus by Trump Jr. girlfriend

Jul. 04, 2020 09:37 PM EDT

Kathleen Williams speaks to a television station via a Zoom interview as her campaign team awaits poll results Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Bozeman, Mont. Williams has won the Democratic nomination for Montana’s U.S. House seat for the second consecutive election. (Ryan Berry/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
Gianforte tops Fox in all-mail Montana governor primary

By Matthew Brown Jun. 02, 2020 09:55 AM EDT

Montana coronavirus cases decline amid retail re-openings

May. 11, 2020 05:54 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The rate at which Montanans are diagnosed with COVID-19 continues to decline as the state begins its third week in which retailers have...