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President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement into effect on the morning of January 29, with three Montana Congressmen in attendance to applaud the deal. The bipartisan USMCA trade deal has replaced NAFTA as a revised agreement to encourage free and fair trade between the three North American nations.

In a statement after the passage of the USMCA, Daines applauded the trade agreement and highlighted the advantages of the deal for Montana’s economy.

US Senator Steve Daines delivered a speech at the Senate Finance Committee on January 7, during which he expressed his support for the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement.

House Democrats have agreed to support the new U.S. trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

On September 30, 2018, the U.S., Mexico and Canada concluded negotiations and announced the agreement. Three months ago, Mexico approved the deal.

The international trade war is heating up after new tariffs went live last Friday and another $200 billion worth were threatened on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service is reporting that western Montana could experience an early frost as the weekend approaches.

Wildland firefighters from Missoula and other parts of Montana are headed north of the border to assist with efforts in battling blazes in the province of Alberta, Canada.

Experts from a variety of fields admit that Montana’s timber industry is in dire straits as a trade agreement with Canada fades this month and a surplus of cheap lumber causes prices to plummet.

POLSON, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded not guilty to charges that allege he had nearly 100 pounds of cocaine in his pickup truck while traveling through northwestern Montana. KERR-AM reports 22-year-old Miguel Douglas Miranda of Calgary, Alberta, entered his plea to criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute during a District Court hearing in Polson on Thursday... Re