Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy spent a full seven minutes of Monday night’s one-hour debate sparring over the issue of federal public lands. Tester, who is running for a fourth term in a pivotal race that could ultimately decide which party controls the Senate next year, repeatedly painted Sheehy as … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. ― Battling for his political survival, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) spent much of Monday’s Senate debate against Republican rival Tim Sheehy on offense, accusing the wealthy rancher of helping fuel the state’s housing crisis, posing a threat to reproductive rights and lying to voters about his plans for federal lands. From the opening … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. — In a subdivision near the northern edge of town, a number of condos and duplexes have popped up in the past three years. It’s part of a larger effort, including new zoning laws, to help provide affordable housing to Montanans who have found themselves priced out of the market, said DJ Smith, … Read more
It was no accident that Sen. Jon Tester of Montana wound up on the campaign trail this week with the leader of Planned Parenthood’s national political action committee. The endangered Senate Democrat, who’s running a tricky campaign that could determine whether Democrats keep control of the upper chamber, is leaning into abortion rights in a … Read more
CHICAGO ― Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stood on stage at the Democratic National Convention and made a very bold prediction. “We’re going to hold the Senate again, and we’re poised to pick up seats,” he told the delegates in the United Center. The fact Schumer feels confident in his prediction reflects the remarkable strength … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A super PAC bankrolled by top crypto companies notched several wins Tuesday night in congressional primaries, the latest in a series of victories by the newest big player in American election financing. Fairshake PAC, which supports candidates across the political spectrum whose positions align with the … Read more
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Monday slammed national Republicans for mocking the car he uses to get around Washington: a red Toyota Prius. “What a bunch of jackasses,” Tester said in response to a press release from the National Republican Senatorial Committee that called Tester’s choice of vehicle a “bombshell.” Tester bought the Prius in … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Jon Tester has a herculean task this year: win reelection in Montana, a state where Donald Trump is overwhelmingly popular. And unlike his 2018 bid for reelection, he’ll be sharing the ballot with the former president this time, making the job all that more difficult. Trump won Montana by 20 points in … Read more
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Democrats in battleground Senate races across the country virtually all raised more than their Republican opponents in the first quarter of this year. The fundraising edge spanned the country and across different kinds of candidates. Democratic incumbents in Nevada, Ohio, Montana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; candidates in open races in Michigan, Maryland and Arizona; and challengers … Read more
