Politics & Government
The Daily Inter Lake’s Politics & Government section delivers updated local and national political coverage, featuring legislative developments, elections, policy debates, and government actions shaping Montana.
Neill, Bankhead court rural voters in Senate primary
For two of the front-running Montana Democrats in this year’s U.S. Senate race, part of the strategy has been to c…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 10th Add,400
Others +- Total Write +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 9th Add,400
Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +- No Preferen +-
Some sheriffs ask to reduce jail population amid virus worry
PHOENIX (AP) — The risks from coronavirus are leading to criminal justice changes in Arizona that would have previously seemed impossible in such a law-and-order state: Some elected sheriffs are calling for the rel…
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 1st Add,400
Comley +- De La Fuent +- Ely +- Horn +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 6 Takes,450
State Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
Delaware beaches closed to discourage gathering groups
REHOBOTH, Del. (AP) — Delaware's beaches are being closed to vacationers and other residents because too many groups are visiting them in resistance to social distancing directives for the new coronavirus, Gov. Joh…
PP-Dem-Delg-All,100
1,381 of 1,381 precincts - 100 percent
PP-GOP-Delg-All,100
2,570 of 2,570 precincts - 100 percent
Las Vegas mayor, Nevada governor spar over casino closures
LAS VEGAS (AP) — While Nevada's governor joined other U.S. officials invoking extraordinary measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the mayor of Las …
AP Delegate Count,100
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PP-GOP-Pres-All,100
10,101 of 10,114 precincts - 99 percent
PP-Dem-Pres-All,100
5,894 of 5,894 precincts - 100 percent
Moderates may decide Trump's political fate in wake of virus
LARGO, Fla. (AP) — As restaurants across the country stacked chairs on tables and shut their doors to try to contain the deadly coronavirus, what would be the …
New Mexico encourages mail-in balloting amid virus concerns
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election regulators are encouraging registered voters to request mail-in ballots ahead of the state's June 2 primary election …
Trump vs Fauci: President's gut sense collides with science
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a clash of gut instinct versus science, President Donald Trump and the government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, are …