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Jimmy Kimmel Issues Warning About Trump Plot to ‘Hijack’ Midterm Elections

Jimmy Kimmel tore into President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (March 17), referring to him as a “sore loser” who is trying to “hijack” the upcoming midterm elections. “Things aren’t going too good for King Hungry VIII right now because he’s doomed in the midterms,” the late-night

Head of victorious Nepal party hails 'win for the country'

Head of victorious Nepal party hails 'win for the country'

The head of the victorious party in Nepal's election hailed its landslide triumph as a "win for the country" on Wednesday, urging new lawmakers to deliver for people who "sacrificed their blood" in last year's protests. The March 5 polls elected a

Montana Democrats say ban on weekend rallies shuts constituents out of Capitol

Fifty-seven Democratic state lawmakers — just shy of the state’s 60-member Democratic caucus — signed on to a letter Tuesday urging the governor to reconsider new guidelines banning permits for weekend rallies on the Capitol grounds. Gov. Greg Gianforte did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Montana

Montana Secretary of State says feds confirmed 23 non-citizen voter records

Montana Secretary of State says feds confirmed 23 non-citizen voter records

Twenty-three voter records in Montana have been confirmed as potential instances of non-citizens registering to vote and casting ballots in the state, according to the Secretary of State’s office. In a Tuesday press release, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said her office had utilized the SAVE tool

Senate Republicans kick off debate on voter ID bill

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate voted to begin a marathon debate on Republicans’ election reform and voter ID bill Tuesday afternoon, kicking off a potentially 10-day process that will hold up other legislation currently awaiting votes. The so-called “hybrid talking filibuster” will allow lawmakers to hold

Bodnar’s Senate run: An historic opportunity | Michael Punke

Montana in the last quarter of the 19th century led the nation in a dubious category — political corruption. Dominated by Butte’s Copper Kings, miners’ election ballots were collected by shift bosses, then submitted for counting only if workers voted for the approved candidate. In one notorious 1899 incident, Copper

Swing vote: Rotterdam mayor in abseil bid for higher turnout

Swing vote: Rotterdam mayor in abseil bid for higher turnout

The mayor of Rotterdam, who says she is terrified of heights, has pledged to abseil down the city's highest tower if turnout increases in Wednesday's local elections. Carola Schouten posted a video on Instagram Tuesday from the observation platform of Rotterdam's Euromast, the city&