Surprise resignation opens path for independent in Montana Senate

Seth Bodnar, the former president of the University of Montana, is now running for Senate as an independent Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR BUTTE, Mont. - It's long been an adage in Montana politics that if you're running for office, you'd better have a float in the Butte St. Paddy's Day Parade

Education Department Leaving Lyndon B. Johnson Headquarters

The Energy Department is slated to move into the Education Department's current headquarters later this year. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In the latest effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, it announced on Thursday that all staff will be leaving

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s Anthropic ban

Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2021. RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco ordered a preliminary injunction against the Pentagon on Thursday that temporarily puts on ice its potentially-crippling decision to label Anthropic a "supply

Israel and Iran Ramp Up Attacks as Trump Says Tehran Wants Deal

People look at a destroyed apartment after a hit of a ballistic missile fired from Iran, left 2 injured on March 25, 2026 in Bnei Brak, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Amir Levy/Getty Images Europe The war in the Middle East ramped up on Thursday as Israel launched a wave of

Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy

Wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island. Supporters say offshore wind projects are a valuable resource for meeting rising power demand and ensuring electric reliability. DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP The Trump administration announced a deal on Monday with French energy giant TotalEnergies to shift

Equal Pay Day: Women’s Wages Slip for Second Year

Women working full-time, year round, earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar men working full-time, year round make. simplehappyart/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption simplehappyart/Getty Images Equal Pay Day has come around again. The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the

Rural Health Fund May Prompt Hospital Cuts

Big Sandy , in north-central Montana and home to nearly 800 people, is an isolated farming and ranching community about 80 miles from the nearest major town. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center in Montana is just one room, with a

Maine Democrats Clash in Expensive Senate Primary to Unseat Collins

Combat veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner in Sullivan, Maine in 2025; Maine Gov. Janet Mills in National Harbor, Md. in 2023. Both Platner and Mills are Democrats vying to defeat Sen. Susan Collins, who is running for a sixth consecutive term in Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert
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