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Trump's New Montana Senate Pick Tim Sheehy Has Many Red Flags, Forcing the MAGA World to Side with His Opponent

Many Trump supporters fear he has stepped in it by his endorsement of Montana's Tim Sheehy, so much so that many MAGA voters are unhappy.

 By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal  February 11, 2024

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Anti-McCarthy Rep. Bucks Establishment Plan, Set to Run for Senate Setting up Potential Rematch with Dem Senator

Three-term Democrat Sen. Jon Tester will face off against whichever candidate prevails in the Republican primary.

 By George C. Upper III, The Western Journal  February 8, 2024

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Disaster in Heartland as Amtrak Violently Derails, Multiple Casualties Confirmed

'The first thought I really had when I woke up was, "Oh my God we're derailing,"' a sleeper car passenger told CNN.

 By Jack Davis, The Western Journal  September 26, 2021

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Montana Sheriff Calls Out Dems for Supporting 'Terrorist' Orgs, Leaves Democratic Party

'From the very beginning, I’ve made it no secret that I’m a Constitutionalist, that I believe in the Constitution.'

 By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal  June 18, 2021

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Arizona Audit Data Taken to 'Secret' Lab in Rural Montana for Analysis

The long and very winding road to the truth about Maricopa County's general election apparently runs all the way to Montana.

 By Jack Davis, The Western Journal  June 17, 2021

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Firefighters Rescue Man Buried Up to His Chest in Sugar After Freak Accident

First responders were called after a man got stuck in a sugar silo. What followed was a 2-hour rescue carried out by dozens of firefighters.

 By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal  June 9, 2021

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Keystone XL Isn't Dead - Multiple States Move to Force Pipeline Down Biden, Democrats' Throats

'The fallout from the Colonial pipeline cyberattack made it very clear that we need more energy infrastructure, not less.'

 By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal  June 4, 2021

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Drunk Teen Breaks Into Airbnb - Rented Out by Deputies

Three deputies on an out-of-state training trip woke up in their Airbnb to find a drunken teen had bunked up with them.

 By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal  June 2, 2021

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'COVID's No Longer an Emergency in Our State': Oklahoma Gov Drops COVID Unemployment Benefits

Oklahoma's governor believes in work, and now that the pandemic has receded, he wants its residents to get back on the job.

 By Jack Davis, The Western Journal  May 18, 2021

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Helicopter Cam Catches Unreal Scene as Huge Bear Barrels Downhill After Cyclist

The video, which went viral on Facebook and Instagram, shows the bear coming dangerously close to catching the biker.

 By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal  May 3, 2021

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Montana Gov Signs Bill Rejecting New Federal Gun Laws

'Thank you Governor Gianforte for signing HB258 into law today and further protecting Montana gun owners.'

 By Jack Davis, The Western Journal  April 24, 2021

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Montana Gov Signs New Voting Security Laws, Immediately Sued by State Democratic Party

Democrats claim Montana's new election reform laws are too complicated for younger voters in the state to follow.

 By Jack Davis, The Western Journal  April 21, 2021

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Whopping Irregularities 'Could Have Easily Swung' Elections: Alarming Audit Results in Montana

The report found '[d]ozens of ballot envelopes bore strikingly similar, distinctive handwriting styles in the signatures.'

 By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal  March 31, 2021

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Arizona and Montana Sue Over DHS Releases Rules That Restrict ICE Arrests

'If asked about the poorest policy choice I’ve ever seen in government, this would be a strong contender.'

 By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal  March 11, 2021

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Montana Governor: If Loving Freedom Makes Me a Neanderthal, Count Me As One

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte had a great response after President Biden called the return of basic freedoms 'Neanderthal thinking.'

 By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal  March 4, 2021

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Montana Lawmaker Follows Trump's Lead, Moves to Designate Antifa as Domestic Terror Group

He said early intervention is the best way to prevent the group from metastasizing into his state from Portland and Seattle.

 By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal  March 1, 2021

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14 Attorneys General Pen Letter to Biden Asking Him to Reverse Decision on Keystone Pipeline

Fourteen attorneys general from states across the country threatened Biden with legal action over his cancelation of the Keystone pipeline.

 By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal  February 10, 2021

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Dem Sen Turns on Biden: It Was a Mistake to Kill the Keystone Pipeline, It Won't Turn Our Climate Around

Red-state Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana criticized Biden for canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, and its thousands of jobs.

 By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal  February 3, 2021

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State AGs Issue Warning to Biden Admin: Overstep Authority and We'll Sue

If President Biden oversteps the boundaries of the Constitution, six state attorneys general are ready to take action.

 By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal  January 29, 2021

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Highway Patrolman Sees Car Overturned in Freezing River, Rescues Woman Trapped Inside

Neither the trooper nor the driver was seriously injured (though Wager required a few stitches), which was no small miracle.

 By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal  January 21, 2021

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VP Pence Will Not Attend Campaign Event After Reports Surface of Hosts Supporting QAnon

QAnon is driven by a belief that President Trump is secretly at the center of a movement to defeat 'deep-state,' criminal actors.

 By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal  October 21, 2020