Congress and Republican President Donald Trump have made it clear they intend to consider far-reaching policies to limit the scope of Medicaid in the name of slashing government spending.

The Supreme Court has turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country.

The Montana Senate on Monday voted unanimously to open an ethics investigation into the actions of Sen. Jason Ellsworth — with him in support — when he signed a $170,100 contract with a business associate late last year.

Holocaust survivor Stanislaw Zalewski attends the Commemoration Ceremony of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, in Oswiecim, Poland, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

"The people of Montana expect that we find and adjudicate corruption in state government," Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kalispell.

Chaos is no way to run anything, says columnist George Ochenski, whether you're talking about a state or a country.

The legislation, Senate Bill 164, is one of several strategies Republican lawmakers in Montana and other states have advanced in recent years to prohibit transgender minors from receiving medical treatments that help align their appearance with their gender identity.

Montana GOP lawmakers are prioritizing bills that would give them more oversight of the judicial branch. More than half a dozen advanced on Friday.

Senate President Matt Regier, a Kalispell Republican, said Thursday that he has “very, very serious concerns” about the contract arrangement.

About 30 determined supporters, including several Jefferson County Republican leaders, braved early morning darkness and a snow storm in order to testify at the State Legislature in support of bills

Patrick McMahon had 20 points in Montana State's 70-58 win against Sacramento State on Thursday night. McMahon shot 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (9-13,

Over several decades spent working through the tiers of employment, this basic tenet emerged when watching the best in action – leaders eat last.