Fox News calls Montana Senate Seat 1 for Tim Sheehy. Nov 6 • 6:28 AM ET AP calls Montana House District 1 for Ryan Zinke. Nov 6 • 1:02 AM ET AP calls Montana House District 2 for Troy Downing.

After picking up two seats in the state House and 10 in the Senate this legislative session, Montana Democrats see room for cooperation with the Republican majority as they aim to get a number of policy priorities across the finish line in the state capitol.

New from Helena, the state legislature gets started acting against a judiciary that Republicans argue has become increasingly partisan.

A 48-year-old Polson criminal defense attorney who was supposed to take the bench this month as Montana’s 20th Judicial District judge pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three felony drug charges in Lake County.

Kenneth ‘Britt’ Cotter resigned last month after learning he was the subject of a criminal investigation into alleged cocaine use.

House Bill 121 ranks among the most extreme bathroom bans in the US, targeting adult trans people in public buildings.

More than 1,500 people have been accused of felony and misdemeanor crimes including assaulting police, a few cases of seditious conspiracy, unlawful parading and demonstrating, and other charges.

Kalispell, doesn’t believe the tension between the courts and the state legislature should be characterized as a war between two coequal branches of government; however, he does believe that lawmakers have an obligation to check the power of the judicial system during the upcoming legislative session.

Ninety-nine members of Montana’s newly elected House of Representatives — Terry Falk, R-Kalispell was excused — met in their chamber on Monday afternoon to take their oaths of office.

As he exits, outgoing Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath believes the public still does have faith in the courts as an independent branch.

On Monday, members of Congress certified the election results for former President Donald Trump while Montana legislators sat together in the crowd of 435 representatives and 100 senators. Newly minted Sen. Tim Sheehy and senior Sen. Steve Daines joined Rep. Ryan Zinke in the — once again — routine ceremony.

It might be the end of personal political brands in congressional races, which could hurt Democratic chances of flipping the Senate in 2026.