Less than two months before the midterms , Republicans are fighting roughly 200 legal battles to try to impact elections, including several cases in which the GOP isn't officially participating but is paying legal fees or advising on strategy. Driving the news: The Republican National Committee's vast roster of cases includes efforts to tighten voter ID rules in Montana, decrease ballot drop-off locations in Georgia, increase scrutiny of voter lists in New Jersey and Delaware, and boost access for election observers and challengers elsewhere. - Five RNC officials described the scope of the party's nationwide "election integrity" effort to Axios. They said strict enforcement of voting laws and preventing noncitizens from registering and…
A Big Sky, Montana, homeowner grabbed a can of bear spray and stopped a mother moose mid-charge to save her three dogs, including a 14-year-old deaf dog who could not hear the animal coming. Shelly Thorburn was outside her home when she spotted the cow moose barreling toward her and her dogs with its ears […] The post Montana woman fends off charging moose with bear spray to protect her dogs appeared first on American Almanac .
A Big Sky, Montana, homeowner grabbed a can of bear spray and stopped a mother moose mid-charge to save her three dogs, including a 14-year-old deaf dog who could not hear the animal coming. Shelly Thorburn was outside her home when she spotted the cow moose barreling toward her and her dogs with its ears pinned back. Doorbell camera footage captured the moment Thorburn deployed the spray, sending the moose fleeing and allowing her to rush all three dogs inside uninjured. The encounter, which took place on August 27 near one of the most wildlife-dense corridors in the American West, is a sharp reminder that living alongside large animals demands preparedness, not panic. Thorburn shared the Ring camera footage publicly, and the video…Open
Doorbell footage captured a woman in Montana fighting off moose in her backyard. Shelly Thorburn told CNN that the attack was scary, but her main focus was protecting her dogs.
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.
Rep. Troy Downing, a Montana Republican, joins NewsNation to discuss the U.S. boosting beef imports for 90 days and how that is adversely impacting American farmers. "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.
Montana Congressman Troy Downing discusses President Donald Trump's plan to target the meatpacking monopoly as beef prices soar. Plus, North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer weighs in on the House spending bill and the GOP legislative agenda.
The victims represented four generations of the blended family, ranging from a great-grandmother in her 90s who used a wheelchair to a 7-year-old girl.
A gunman opened fire inside a Billings, Montana home on Sunday evening, killing at least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother, before the house was set ablaze and the suspected killer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police were called to the residence just after 6 p.m. Sunday after reports of […] The post Gunman kills eight family members, including two children, before taking his own life in Billings, Montana appeared first on American Almanac .
A gunman opened fire inside a Billings, Montana home on Sunday evening, killing at least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother, before the house was set ablaze and the suspected killer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police were called to the residence just after 6 p.m. Sunday after reports of a shooting tied to what the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office later described as a family disturbance. Officers arriving on scene heard gunfire coming from behind the house and spotted a man in the backyard of the already-smoking structure. Within roughly three minutes, the home was engulfed in flames, cutting off any chance of reaching victims inside. At least eight people died, including multiple adults…Open
