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Days. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening. Im chuck todd in washington. Welcome to mtp daily. It is groundhog day again. And the president is calling his Justice Department a disgrace. Some would argue claiming it is a partisan investigation. And the apparent evidence behind all of that, this memo. Which has, quote, material omissions, according to the president s own fib. Compiled by a former member of transition member devin nunes written by Staff Members an there is money ...

Today released the depositions of two key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry and provided much more detail about the shadow ukraine policy that is leading to the president s likely impeachment. For his part, President Trump continues to attempt to defend himself, mainly by attacking his accusers and lying about them. For instance, claiming that the whistleblower complaint has been proven false even though it has not. Multiple former and Current Trump Administration Officials who have testified...

AEI holds a discussion forum on a new conservative policy book stressing a plan to strengthen the social ...

As House Bill 112 moved through the Montana House Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning, the chorus of voices against the legislation grew louder. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and dozens of Montana civil rights groups have joined in opposition to HB 112 and House Bill 113, both of which are pieces of anti-trans legislation. The Judiciary Committee will vote on HB 113 on Friday morning. The HRC is the largest LGBTQ+ organization in the country. A M...

As of Jan. 15, 296 bills have been introduced and none have been signed into law. This week, were watching how lawmakers are proposing to change the role of public health officials, how the state is addressing missing Indigenous persons, and how the riot in D.C. could have ripple effects in Montana. House Bill 144 brought by Representative Paul Fielder, a Republican out of Thompson Falls, would give law enforcement the discretion to decide whether or not to enforce public health orders. Current...

A second Montana legislator has tested positive for Covid-19 during the 2021 session, Republican leadership announced late Monday.

A second Montana legislator has tested positive for Covid-19 during the 2021 session, Republican leadership announced late Monday.

Montana Legislative Panel Adopts New COVID-19 Guidelines A panel of Montana state legislative leaders adopted new guidelines Friday for holding the session during the coronavirus pandemic. The move came one day after a state lawmaker announced he tested positive for COVID-19. Lawmakers are now expected to immediately notify legislative leaders if they’re diagnosed with COVID-19 and they’re advised to notify the local health department to begin contact tracing. Masks are also highly encoura...

A Republican state representative from Hamilton revealed late Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 – the first state lawmaker to be known as infectious with the disease during the 2021 Legislature, which began Monday.

Under normal circumstances, the top storyline on the 2021 Montana Legislature would be Republicans in control of the Senate, House and governorship for the first time in 16 years, with a glidepath to enact conservative policy. But, the pandemic looms over all.