U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana faces Republican challenger Tim Sheehy in a Monday night debate as the three-term Democratic lawmaker fights to hold on to his seat.

Democrats and Republicans are investing heavily in the critical Montana Senate race between Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday. The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight.

The Republican now holds a 7-point lead over the Democrat in crucial Senate race, having previously been behind by 5 points.

HELENA — Last week, election officials across the country reported receiving suspicious packages in the mail. On Friday, the Montana Secretary of State’s Office confirmed a suspicious mailing intended for them was intercepted this week.

While they haven’t seen the multimillion-dollar spending of Montana’s U.S. Senate race, the elections for governor and other state-level offices have also seen higher fundraising numbers.

Montana election officials say ballots on the state's online election system for overseas and military voters initially did not include Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris as a candidate for presi

Montana temporarily shut down its online absentee voting system after a voter realized that Kamala Harris was not listed as a canidate on his ballot.

Ben Alke's campaign proposes a less partisan justice department. Incumbent Attorney General Austin Knudsen said that would be a "weak" exercise of the office.

The Montanta Secretary of State received a report of ballot display issues for absentee voters. Christi Jacobsen did not take Harris of the ballot.

Montana temporarily took down its online system used by citizens and military personnel voting abroad to fix a technical glitch that omitted the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates.

Thirty-four Senate seats will be on the ballot in November, but a handful of close races could decide the balance of power in Congress.