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.
Kalispell City Council to consider ways to notify residents of future development
Kalispell City Council is expected to update the municipality’s public participation process for future developmen…
Targets of crackdown in China fear government's reach in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The photo of his father was barely recognizable. The old man looked unusually pale and tired, and his customary beard was shaved off. The son…
With painted faces, artists fight facial recognition tech
LONDON (AP) — As night falls in London, Georgina Rowlands and Anna Hart start applying makeup. Instead of lipstick and eyeliner, they’re covering their faces w…
With much work unfinished, Virginia lawmakers extend session
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's 2020 legislative session blew past its scheduled close Saturday with plenty of business, including the approval of a new state …
Venezuela on agenda for Trump's meeting with Brazil's leader
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump would not commit Saturday to continue holding off on hitting Brazil with tariffs on imports of its aluminum and …
Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows.
Suburbanites are voting and that's good news for Joe Biden
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Nearly two years after suburbanites helped drive a Democratic surge, there are clear signs these voters are engaged and primed to vote…
New Mexico conventions set primary lineups for Congress
POJOAQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former CIA operative Valerie Plame's bid for a congressional seat in northern New Mexico fell flat at a statewide Democratic convention S…
Trump 'not concerned' as coronavirus cases rise in DC area
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he isn't concerned “at all” about the coronavirus getting closer to the White House after the nation's capi…
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested positive for virus
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed…
Florida lawmakers head into budget talks to bridge $1.4B gap
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Negotiators from the Florida House and Senate worked through the weekend to begin reconciling a $1.4 billion chasm in their respective…
Florida lawmakers face budget hurdles in final sprint
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The clock is ticking for Florida lawmakers as they sprint toward adjournment. They're already losing an hour this weekend because of D…
Trump's challenge: keeping his act fresh in reelection year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Donald Trump show has a consistent script. Same villains. Same nicknames. Same grievances. Same hero: himself.
Students test negative for virus after one father diagnosed
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Health officials say all students at a Reno elementary school tested negative after one student's father was diagnosed with the coronavirus in Nevada's second such case.
Bill to plant 1M trees each year in Hawaii moves to Senate
HONOLULU (AP) — A million trees could be planted in Hawaii each year under a proposed program to increase the number of non-invasive trees in the state.
Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border
EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — A group of migrants on Saturday tried to bring down a fence in a desperate attempt to bust through the border into Greece while others hu…