Senate

A Montana senator whose absence in the Legislature led to an uproar says he went home to conduct tribal business, and that his text message notifying a caucus leader that he would be absent was apparently not received.

When asked how he would confront Montana's senior senator Max Baucus, Edmunds responded by saying, "First, I'd say 'Max, thank you for your nearly 40 years of service to the state of Montana,' then I'd say, 'Max, it's time to come home, it's time for a new face in D.C.'"

This Thursday, Feb. 28, Missoula area representative Champ Edmunds will officially announce his entrance into the race for Max Baucus' U.S. Senate sea

On February 6, former Montana State Senator Corey Stapleton announced that he would be running for the U.S. Senate. The announcement came through twitter, and YouTube, as well as a newly designed web site.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making clear what everyone in Washington suspects — a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff before Christmas is unlikely.

A brief history of cancer politics in the Tester/Rehberg senate race.

Outside groups have already spent millions of dollars on ads attacking either Democratic Sen. Jon Tester or Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg in Montana's high-profile Senate race.

In June, Montana voters may have the opportunity to change the way Montana Supreme Court Justices are chosen. The bill, LR-119 also known as the "Fair Court Referendum" would make it so that Montana Supreme Court justices are elected by region rather than in a State-wide election.

Today (January 12) marks the first day that Montana candidates can offically sign up to get their names on the ballot for the next election cycle. Among the candidates gathering in Helena today is Denny Rehberg who will be challenging Senator John Tester for his U.S. Senate seat

Congressman Denny Rehberg visited Montana Morning today.