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Supreme Court to hear migrant parole case Wednesday

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its final oral arguments sitting of the current term on Monday. The justices will hear several high profile arguments on various issues before the term ends in June. On Wednesday, justices will hear arguments in Blanche v. Lau, a case

Pakistan tightens security in Islamabad ahead of US-Iran talks

Pakistan tightens security in Islamabad ahead of US-Iran talks

Security in Pakistan's capital Islamabad was stepped up visibly on Sunday ahead of peace talks between the United States and Iran in the coming days. President Donald Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday to resume talks on ending the war with Iran, little more

Energy industry celebrates Supreme Court ruling in favor of Chevron

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Chevron is being celebrated by the energy industry, but it does not end Louisiana’s coastal litigation. The justices ruled 8-0 that Chevron can pursue the Plaquemines Parish case in federal court, handing the company a

Felony immigration charge dropped against Froid mechanic, deportation possible

For more than two months, Roberto Orozco-Ramirez’s family has been waiting for news of the legal fate of their father, a Froid, Montana, auto mechanic who was arrested by Border Patrol in late January. The federal government charged Orozco-Ramirez with illegally re-entering the United States, a

AG ends investigation into Helena immigration resolution

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has closed an investigation into a local immigration resolution after the Helena City Commission repealed it. The Helena City Commission said it wants to take another stab at the resolution with help from the Department of Justice, but in a letter announcing the closure of

Congress kicks off government funding process for 2027

(The Center Square) – Six months out from fiscal year 2027, U.S. lawmakers are making progress on the annual 12 appropriations bills that will fund the federal government. The House Appropriations Committee advanced the first two bills – one funding general government services and the other funding military construction and Veterans

Can Montana’s most popular Republican microtarget her way to Congress?

Only one politician can claim to have shared a Montana ballot with Donald Trump and received more votes — twice — and that’s the state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen. How the Helena native generated such dominant support is a topic of some curiosity in political circles.