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 …
MA-GOP-Delg-SumD
1,981 of 2,173 precincts - 91 percent
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1,983 of 2,173 precincts - 91 percent
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275 of 275 precincts - 100 percent
VT-GOP-Delg-SumD
275 of 275 precincts - 100 percent
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470 of 571 precincts - 82 percent
EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism
BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law, which will…
UK's Johnson stands by colleague as bullying claims mount
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came to the defense of his interior minister on Wednesday, after several civil servants accused Home Secreta…
The Latest: San Antonio results delayed by software snafu
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Texas (all times local):
Sessions advances to Texas GOP runoff in Congress return bid
Former longtime Rep. Pete Sessions advanced Tuesday to a runoff for the Republican nomination in a rural central Texas district in his bid to return to Congress after being voted out of a different seat in 2018.
Italian media: Government orders schools closed nationwide through mid-March to contain coronavirus outbreak
ROME (AP) — Italian media: Government orders schools closed nationwide through mid-March to contain coronavirus outbreak.
Congressional primaries: Sessions in Alabama Senate runoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ bid for redemption evolved into a struggle for political survival as he was forced into a runoff for t…
AP VoteCast: Late deciders aid Biden, young loyal to Sanders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's surprise victories on Super Tuesday were powered by Democratic voters who broke his way just days before casting their ballots — a wave of late momentum that scrambled the race in a ma…
Michelle Obama to host voter participation rally in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama plans to host a rally in Detroit later this month for a nonpartisan, nonprofit voter advocacy organization she …
Takeaways from Super Tuesday: Joe Biden's big bounce
DENVER (AP) — Super Tuesday is the biggest day on the primary calendar, and the results seem very likely to reshape the Democratic presidential race in ways fe…
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2,230 of 3,219 precincts - 69 percent