Missoula
The first rule of politics, they say, is to show up. I spent last weekend obeying that rule.
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(The Center Square) – The Pentagon has notified 30 higher education institutions that they must review their academic and research ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal funding.
Missoula
Montana tourism continues to thrive this summer. In July visitor spending in Whitefish alone reached a record $15.65 million. In the hope of sparing some other unsuspecting visitor my pain, I share my last tourist experience there.
States Newsroom
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said on Aug. 7, 2026, she will oppose the nomination of Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general. In this photo, she shakes hands with members of the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 15, 2024, following her annual address in the state Capitol. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
Missoula
In the three-ring circus of Montana’s current senate race, the Republican candidate’s messaging reflects a philosophy ascribed to P.T. Barnum: “There’s a sucker born every minute.”
States Newsroom
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is shown on a monitor as Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
(The Center Square) – Todd Blanche's nomination to be United States attorney general on Tuesday was advanced by a Senate committee.
Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – One week after Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed that two proposed ICE detention centers would not be built in Pennsylvania, a report points to the rapport he has with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Missoula
Scholarly surveys, discussions and polls have consistently revealed a clear consensus: the leadership capacity of the founding generation — Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton and Madison — is unrivaled by any subsequent coterie of American statesman. It is true that these same academic conversations reflect agreement that Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt stand atop the list of America’s greatest presidents, with founding chief executives such as Washington and Jefferson closely on their heels, but there is, it seems, no generation of political leaders across 250 years that is comparable to those who launched the American Revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
New Jersey
(The Center Square) — The Trump administration is backing away from plans to convert a New Jersey warehouse into a 1,500-bed ICE detention center, according to a federal court filing.
