Trump’s Iran threats divide Montana officeholders and candidates
Bozemanite and Trump nominee Katie Lane was vetted for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice began sending letters to state governments demanding copies of statewide voter registration lists. The request was unprecedented: It demanded not only publicly available voter data, such as names and addresses, but also sensitive information, including driver’s license and Social Security
Senate Judiciary Committee questions Bozeman’s Katie Lane on federal bench nomination
Bozemanite and Trump nominee Katie Lane was vetted for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Trump signs ‘foolproof’ executive order creating a national voter list
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday ensuring states can crosscheck voter data with federal records and establishing a new verification system for mail-in ballots.
White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf summarized the order in the Oval Office on Tuesday evening.
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Senators raise concerns about Montana nominee to federal bench, lack of experience
In the confirmation hearing for Katie Lane to become a federal district court judge in Montana, Democratic Senators focused more on what she either didn’t say or wouldn’t say.
They noted that she had never been the lead attorney during a trial — a district court judge presides over
FBI extends 2020 US presidential election probe to Arizona
The FBI has extended its investigation of the 2020 US election, which President Donald Trump falsely claims to have won, to Arizona, state officials said Monday.
The move comes six weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized 2020 election ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, as part of a probe