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 …
Warren reevaluates, Bloomberg drops out after Super Tuesday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidac…
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2,570 of 2,570 precincts - 100 percent
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Supreme Court divided in 1st big abortion case of Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts…
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Coleman, Moore to meet in GOP District 2 House runoff
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jeff Coleman and Barry Moore will meet in a runoff for the District 2 U.S. House nomination in southeast Alabama.
Louisiana estimates 31K impacted by new food stamp work rule
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As many as 31,000 of Louisiana's food stamp recipients could lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule starting April 1 that enacts stricter work requirements on childless ad…
AP VoteCast: Health care top issue in Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Virginia’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other soc…
AP VoteCast: A state-by-state snapshot of Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is surveying voters in eight of the 14 states holding Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of…
Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact
CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler a stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years a…
Democrat Smith advances in fight for California House seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic legislator Christy Smith advanced Wednesday in her bid to fill a Southern California U.S. House seat left vacant after the resign…
FBI handling of terror-related tips is flawed, report finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI must better handle tips and leads about people who may carry out violent acts, including assessing whether individuals with mental health problems pose legitimate threats to public safety,…
GOP state lawmaker to run for Louisiana congressional seat
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker who helped lead clashes with Gov. John Bel Edwards last term said Wednesday he is running for Louisiana's 5…
Biden hopes closely contested Maine will be another win
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is hoping his wave of success on Super Tuesday will extend all the way to Maine, which was still tallyin…