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Mace amendment would spare Democrats she targeted

(The Center Square) – Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a constitutional amendment requiring natural-born citizenship for members of Congress and federal judges, sparing the Democrats she targeted while potentially affecting several Republicans. The amendment would apply prospectively, meaning no existing officeholder would lose office if ratified, including Reps.

Montanans divided on Iran war, Trump’s job performance

Roughly 2 in 5 Montana voters believe military action against Iran makes the U.S. safer, according to a Montana Free Press-Eagleton poll of registered voters in the state. The poll, conducted in late April and early May, found that 39% of Montanans believe the conflict has made the

Senate Republicans' rebellion in War Powers Resolution vote could sway House vote

(The Center Square) – In a remarkable rebuke of the Trump administration's mission against Iran, the U.S. Senate narrowly advanced a War Powers Resolution when a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in a 50-47 vote. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Lisa Murkowski, R-

Cassidy breaks with Trump on Iran, spending after reelection defeat

(The Center Square) − U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., broke with President Donald Trump on multiple fronts this week after losing his reelection bid, including joining a Senate vote Tuesday to advance a measure aimed at ending U.S. military action against Iran. Cassidy was one of four Republicans

Nearing ballot threshold, cash-flush Senate candidate Seth Bodnar vows 'new direction'

Needing 13,327 total signatures, independent Montana U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar is betting he can get his name on the ballot by the end of May. Bodnar nears candidate qualification with help from nearly $1.4 million in first-quarter contributions — more than all his competitors combined, according

How Republican Llew Jones became Montana's most powerful legislator — and why GOP wants him gone

CONRAD — Nancy Ballance had been warned. When Ballance was first elected to represent Hamilton in the state Legislature in 2012, certain members of her GOP caucus told her to avoid working with another Republican, a veteran legislator from Conrad named Llew Jones. But Ballance eventually found Jones unavoidable. In the

The primary question: When are conservatives not conservatives? | Roger Koopman

By now, Montana’s conservative majority ought to be getting pretty upset. Every two years, we elect a Legislature that is overwhelmingly Republican, and every Republican claims to be conservative. They wouldn’t be elected any other way. And yet, every two years, government continues to grow, becoming more bureaucratic,