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 Council seeks $25M grant for roundabouts, crosswalk upgrades along Main Street
Kalispell City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safety on Main …
Pennsylvania says it is speeding up coronavirus testing
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state laboratory is improving its ability to handle samples that it is testing for the new coronavirus that is sickening people across the globe, state health officials said We…
Kim Kardashian West, former prisoners visit White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kim Kardashian West visited the White House on Wednesday along with three women who had their sentences commuted by President Donald Trump la…
Nielsen says 19 million people watched Super Tuesday returns
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 19 million people watched coverage of the Super Tuesday primary results on the top broadcast and cable news networks.
Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign.
Trump attacks Sessions ahead of primary runoff for US Senate
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at his former attorney general Jeff Sessions as the Alabama Republican advanced to a primary ru…
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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2,570 of 2,570 precincts - 100 percent
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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23 of 23 precincts - 100 percent
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1,911 of 2,610 precincts - 73 percent
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…