Kurt Alme, a former U.S. attorney, became the de facto Republican nominee for Senate in Montana when Senator Steve Daines dropped his candidacy minutes before the filing deadline and engineered a switcheroo for Mr. Alme, who was endorsed by President Trump in the process.

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans grappled with the ultimate fate of President Donald Trump's sidelined $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund on Thursday,

Senators first are expected to face votes on amendments seeking to block the Trump’s administration’s move to create a $1.8B fund.

Representative Ashley Hinson is widely expected to prevail over Jim Carlin, a far-right former state senator who lost a 2022 primary challenge to Senator Charles E. Grassley. Ms. Hinson has support from President Trump and a host of other Republican officials.

Senate Republicans cleared a first hurdle on Thursday as they are trying to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, narrowly rejecting a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating

Democrats clearly have the momentum in the 2026 midterm elections.

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate labored over a $70-billion immigration enforcement bill late into the night on Thursday, as Republicans rejected more than a dozen Democratic amendments,

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for reelection, and Democrats have been increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the seat in recent months.

Former U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme won the Republican Senate primary in Montana, NBC News projects, putting the Donald Trump-backed candidate in a strong position to join the chamber next year.