The Republican-led House passed a $10 billion budget bill just hours after Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock threatened to veto it for failing to fund critical services such as protecting children from abuse.
The GOP-led House Budget Committee has given party-line approval to a sweeping balanced budget plan that adds $36 billion to President Barack Obama's request for overseas war funds but with restrictions on the money that are opposed by a sizable bloc of the party's defense hawks.
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke told Montana Republicans they need to unite to win seats in 2016 while the senator and congressman work to stem President Barack Obama.
More than 20 media groups have asked a court to hold the Montana House Republican Caucus in contempt for holding an unpublicized meeting in apparent violation of state open meetings law.
President Barack Obama says House Republicans are trying to pass the most extreme and unworkable version of an immigration bill even though they know the bill isn't going anywhere.