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Taylor Brown: Conservatives stand with Trump and Gianforte to protect rural health care

Depending on where you live, you may have seen ads attacking conservative legislators for voting to protect rural health care. Let’s be clear about two things:. First, these ads are from D.C.-based, dark-money groups that are trying to mislead us and meddle in our local elections.

Letter to the editor: Al Olszewski has experience that other candidates don't

Citizens of Montana are awakening to efforts by elites in D.C. and Montana to control who the candidates will be in our federal elections. Both Zinke and Daines attempted to coronate their replacements as they delayed their withdrawal from the upcoming primary election to the last minute, to limit

Resurrecting Reagan’s 'Big Tent' | David Bedey

This past legislative session, I was proud to support lowering property taxes for over 80% of Montanans, increasing vocational education opportunities for young Montanans, strengthening the financial vitality of our rural hospitals, and delivering a balanced state budget that grew at less than 1%. So after a lifetime of public

Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China

Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China

Taiwan's main opposition leader landed in China on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at building cross-strait "peace", as the Taipei government warned Beijing would seek to stop US arms sales to the democratic island. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, who is the party&

UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz -- far from the sponsoring Gulf countries' initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force. The vote is expected at 11:00 am (1500 GMT)

Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan

Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan

One of Australia's most-decorated soldiers was charged Tuesday with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan, police said following a sweeping war crimes probe. A landmark military report in 2020 revealed grave allegations against Australian troops sent to fight Taliban forces, accusing elite units of torture, summary executions

Taiwan opposition leader in China: what you need to know

Taiwan opposition leader in China: what you need to know

The leader of Taiwan's largest opposition party is in China for the first time in 10 years. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sees her visit as laying the foundation for "peace and stability" with Beijing, which claims Taiwan is part of its territory and threatens