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Donald Trump is the President of the United States, whose administration has issued policy changes affecting environmental protections such as the Endangered Species Act.

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Endangered Species Habitat Protections, Leaving States to Sort It Out

The Trump administration has issued a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act that strips federal protections from critical wildlife habitat.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:46

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Trump Claims Election Infrastructure at Risk in Primetime Address; No Evidence of Broad Interference Offered

President Donald Trump used a primetime address from the White House East Room on Thursday, July 16, to assert that U.S. election infrastructure is vulnerable to foreign…

1 source · daily montanan · 06:45

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Montana Youth Climate Plaintiffs Ask Full 9th Circuit to Rehear Their Case

The young Montanans who sued to challenge President Donald Trump's 2025 executive orders expanding fossil fuel…

1 source · montana free press · 06:46

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Federal Election Assistance Commission Goes Dark After Trump Removes All Members

has no members as of this week after President Trump removed its…

1 source · daily montanan · 06:49

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FEMA Nominee Pledges Fair Disaster Aid as Senate Questions Political Favoritism

Cameron Hamilton, President Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:48

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Federal Judge Puts Trump 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund on Hold, Demands Clear Proof It's Been Shut Down

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday freezing the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund for one…

1 source · daily montanan · 06:46

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Trump Signs $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill Into Law

President Donald Trump signed legislation on June 10 providing $70 billion for immigration enforcement and detention activities over the next three years.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:46

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Homeland Security Backs Off Plan to Collect Mail-In Voter Data — For Now

walking back an initiative tied to President Trump's executive order restricting…

1 source · daily montanan · 06:47

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Congress Clears $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement, No Restrictions Attached

sending three years of funding to federal agencies with no new oversight requirements on how agents operate. The bill now heads to…

1 source · daily montanan · 06:47

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Ninth Circuit Throws Out Montana Youth Climate Lawsuit Targeting Trump Executive Orders

A federal appeals court ruled June 2 that a youth-led constitutional climate lawsuit challenging three of President Donald Trump's executive orders cannot proceed.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Federal Appeals Court Lets Stand Dismissal of Youth Climate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump, rejecting a group of young plaintiffs' bid to revive a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's energy policies.

1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04

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Former Knudsen Deputy Katie Lane Confirmed as Montana's Newest Federal Judge

Lane, a former deputy to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, was nominated by President…

1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04

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Trump Administration Commits $700 Million to Coal Power as Renewables Face Federal Headwinds

President Donald Trump announced this week that the federal government will spend $700 million to build or refurbish coal power infrastructure across the…

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Federal Recreation Fees Diverted to D.C. Projects, Raising Alarms for Montana's Public Lands

The Trump administration is redirecting fees collected at national parks and federal recreational lands — money paid by hikers, campers, and visitors — toward construction projects in Washington, D.C.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Senate Confirms Katie Lane to Montana Federal Bench Along Party Lines

The U.S. Senate confirmed Katie Lane as a federal judge for Montana this week, giving President Donald Trump another appointment to the federal bench in a state where a single judge can carry an enormous caseload.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

A federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the Trump administration Friday from moving forward with a fund that critics have warned could be used to reward the president's political allies.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Federal Judge Lets Trump Mail Voting Order Stand for Now — What It Means for Montana

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., declined Thursday to block President Trump's executive order restricting voting by mail, at least for now.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Trump's Montana Federal Judge Pick Clears Senate Committee on Party-Line Vote

Kathleen "Katie" Lane, President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship in Montana, advanced out of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee this week on a party-line vote.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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U.S. House Passes Budget Resolution Unlocking Billions for Immigration Enforcement

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 215-211 along party lines Wednesday night to adopt a budget resolution that clears the way for tens of billions of dollars in additional funding for immigration enforcement.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act Triggers Push for Redistricting in Republican States

President Donald Trump moved Thursday to press Republican governors to redraw congressional district maps after a U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down Louisiana's congressional map as unconstitutional.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:04

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Senate Panel Advances Trump's Fed Chair Pick as Energy Prices Climb

A U.S. Senate committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, to a full Senate confirmation vote.

1 source · daily montanan · 06:02