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.
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands
The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President …
Five years on, ill-prepared EU sees migrants on its borders
Brussels (AP) — Thousands of migrants massed on Greece’s borders with Turkey, and security forces struggling to keep them at bay. Five years on it feels like d…
Black voters power Joe Biden's Super Tuesday success
DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's presidential campaign spent the past month on the verge of collapse after disappointing finishes in the overwhelmingly white states …
ICC judges authorize Afghanistan investigation targeting Taliban, Afghan forces and US detention sites.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — ICC judges authorize Afghanistan investigation targeting Taliban, Afghan forces and US detention sites.
How winning turned Biden into a confident candidate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Biden strode confidently to the podium, shutters clicking, a bank of cameras beaming to a national audience.
Sanders refocusing his campaign after Biden's super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden as the Vermont sen…
Arizona launching project to improve Nogales truck route
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is launching a highway improvement project to speed the flow of truck traffic that crosses the U.S. border at Nogales.
Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods
HOUSTON (AP) — The frustrations began early for Ahmed King as he wandered Houston trying to cast his ballot in Texas' Democratic primary.
The Latest: Biden fundraiser draws bigger crowd after wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
AP sources: Montana Gov. Bullock considering Senate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Steve Bullock, the Montana governor who has insisted he won’t run for the Senate, is poised to do just that, according to two people…
Senators reach $2B deal to boost conservation, parks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders and the Trump administration have reached an election-year deal to double spending on a popular conservation program and devot…
Court blocks 'Remain in Mexico' policy on part of US border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the latest twist on a key Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court said it will prevent the government from making …
What's Happening: Virus closes schools, but Louvre reopens
More school closures and the suspension of business travel are among the steps being taken around the world to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.
Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of California Republicans were leading Democratic incumbents Wednesday in battleground congressional districts as the GOP tries to po…
Campa-Najjar tacks right in bid for California US House seat
SAN DIEGO (AP) —
Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outsid…