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Lawmaker waves 'Black people aren't apes!' sign at Trump address

Lawmaker waves 'Black people aren't apes!' sign at Trump address

A Democratic lawmaker was ejected from US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday after holding up a sign reading "Black people aren't apes!", referencing a racist video of the Obamas posted on Trump's social media account. The footage posted

Democrats skip Trump speech for 'People's State of the Union'

Democrats skip Trump speech for 'People's State of the Union'

Some 30 elected Democrats skipped President Donald Trump's address to the US Congress on Tuesday to attend a "People's State of the Union." The president "makes a mockery of this institution and he does not deserve an audience," Senator Chris Murphy told

'The right path for all Montanans:' Longtime Dem state lawmaker enters eastern district race

Amid two political newcomers competing in the Democratic primary to replace Republican Rep. Troy Downing, one of Montana’s longest-serving Democratic legislators has now entered the race. Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy of Box Elder, who first ran for the state Legislature in 2003, has won every legislative race he’

WATCH: Bill would suspend California gas tax for one year

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add a video. (The Center Square) – California drivers and their wallets would get some relief at the pump if a new bill passes the state Legislature this year. Assembly Bill 1745, introduced by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, R-Indio, would suspend

Democrats again tank bill to reopen DHS

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate failed Tuesday night to advance the Homeland Security 2026 appropriations bill that would have ended the partial government shutdown. “Republicans want to get to an agreement on Homeland Security funding. So does the White House. And we’ve acted in good faith throughout

Nearly two dozen of largest federal agencies shed over 278,000 workers in 2025

(The Center Square) – As a result of a concerted effort by the second Trump administration to reduce the size of the civilian federal workforce, the total staff of 23 of the largest executive-branch agencies shrunk by roughly 3% in the first half of 2025, with 144,000 additional jobs

A brief history of political cleansing in Montana | John Fitzpatrick

In 2007, a group of right-wing extremists, the precursor of the modern Freedom Caucus, took control of the Republican Party in the Legislature. It immediately announced a plan to reduce the state budget and, over the next several months, went through a series of procedural gyrations, including trying to