Sign in Subscribe

Victoria Eavis

At ‘Democrat Prom,’ party leaders rally candidates in Helena after GOP incumbents bow out

The Montana Democrats’ 2026 Mansfield Metcalf dinner had all the hallmarks of the party’s annual fundraiser: A hopeful message for the future, freely flowing alcoholic drinks, an anti-Israel protester and gossip bubbling off stage. This glitzy, election-year fundraiser is held following the deadline for political candidates to

How this week's ‘seismic’ shift in Montana Republican politics came together

Jeff Essmann, a pillar of Montana Republican politics who was first elected to office in 1978, said that the political shake-up that hit Montana this week was unlike anything he’d ever seen before. Essmann, whose career has included stints as president of the state Senate and chair of

Montana Sen. Sheehy involved in physical altercation between Capitol police and protester

Montana's junior Sen. Tim Sheehy rushed into a physical altercation during a committee hearing Wednesday when the Capitol police were attempting to remove a protester. A video posted to X, formerly Twitter, shows Sheehy joining three U.S. Capitol Police officers in an attempt to remove Brian McGinnis,

Embattled state Sen. Ellsworth files for eastern Montana legislative district

Embattled Republican state Sen. Jason Ellsworth filed to run for Montana statehouse Wednesday while he remains the subject of an ongoing criminal case following alleged misconduct as the previous Senate president. Ellsworth was charged by the Montana Department of Justice late last year with official misconduct, a misdemeanor, after he

Trump endorses Aaron Flint in Montana's western congressional primary race

President Donald Trump endorsed Republican congressional candidate Aaron Flint on Tuesday, giving him an extra leg up in a field that swelled to three just 24 hours after the incumbent bowed out. Trump endorsed Flint, a conservative talk radio host and combat veteran, for the state's western congressional

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joins crowded Republican congressional primary

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen filed to run for U.S. Congress Tuesday at the state Capitol, joining a crowded Republican primary that has shaped up in the hours since U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced his retirement. Zinke unexpectedly announced on Monday that he would not seek a

Radio host Aaron Flint, Dr. Al Olszewski launch bids after Rep. Ryan Zinke bows out

Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke said Monday he would not seek reelection, an unexpected turn of events in the race to represent Montana's western congressional district. Minutes after Zinke's announcement, Al Olszewski, chair of the Flathead County Republican Central Committee, told the Montana State News