Jon Tester

Former President Donald Trump's voters will decide whether Sen. Jon Tester wins another term in Montana — and whether Democrats can hang onto their Senate majority.

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris hit the campaign trail as both candidates look to bridge the widening gender gap at the ballot box. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) looks to retain his seat in a highly-contested senate race. Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi joins Meet the Press Now to explain recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton. Unite America Institute Executive Director Nick Troiano discusses initiatives for open primaries.

With three weeks left in the campaign, both candidates are working on voter mobilization in a race that could shift control of the U.S. Senate.

Every vote matters—more than ever. The latest poll from Siena College for The New York Times suggests Republicans are on track to retake the Senate, with their candidates leading in Montana—which is held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester—as well as in Florida and Texas, Democrats’ two best pickup opportunities. With the retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, Republicans are all but sure to nab his seat in dark-red West Virginia. If this poll’s results bear out, Democrats’ 51-49 Senate majority would slip to a 49-51 minority, assuming they win in every other contested Senate seat they currently hold.This should energize every Democrat to get out to vote and drive turnout to record levels. And there’s some evidence that may already be happening.

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Trump voters look set to decide the Senate majority. The main fight in Montana is all about how many of them longtime Democratic Sen. Jon Tester can entice to split their tickets.

I believe Montanans know best how to manage our lands, not the Washington bureaucrats. That’s why we need more local input and collaboration.

Democrats like Sen. Tammy Baldwin could triumph even if the Democratic presidential candidate loses — an increasingly rare feat.

One analysis shows Trump and Republican PACs have spent more than $65 million on ads targeting trans people's access to sports and health care.

“I get all my good ideas from Montanans,” the Montana Democrat told members of Hometown Helena, a grassroots civics group.

Businessman Tim Sheehy said "young women between the ages of 19 and 30" are "single-issue" voters on abortion. "It’s all they want to talk about," he added.

Gov. Greg Gianforte had Capitol facilities workers lower the Israeli flag to half-staff Monday on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led terrorist attack.

Democratic congressman polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz and independent race rankers are noticing

The 500-mile-long path of destruction cut by Hurricane Helene has scrambled the politics of three battleground states that could determine control of the White House and Senate: North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

This week, there’s a certain irony to our newsletter being called “At the Races.” And no, it’s not because Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the Cincinnati Reds, died​ Monday at age 83. Betting on the outcome of the congressional elections next month by individuals [...]The post At the Races: Please bet responsibly appeared first on Roll Call.

A Montana man has been convicted of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

I’m taking Montanans’ ideas to the U.S. Senate to tackle Montana’s housing crisis head-on, leading on legislation that would drive costs down and build supply up.

Democrats are seeing signs of growing momentum in the Texas Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Colin Allred, fueling the party’s hopes that this year could be the breakthrough they’ve been seeking for multiple cycles. While Cruz remains the favorite to win — and while Allred’s campaign has lacked the grassroots buzz of [...]

In the final debate of their Senate race, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy sparred over major campaign topics, including abortion, immigration and the economy.

Democrats are fighting to hold on to their 51-49 majority in the Senate—and the latest polling shows they’re the underdogs in this election. But there is hope.Republicans lead Democrats in enough Senate races to flip the chamber, according to 538’s polling averages as of Sept. 27 at 12 PM ET. Democrats’ slim majority is under threat for two main reasons.First, Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin is retiring, and his West Virginia seat will undoubtedly flip. And second, Democratic incumbent Jon Tester of Montana trails his Republican opponent.But these are polls, not election results, and because of that, they can be changed by donating, mobilizing, and voting for Democratic candidates.There is just over a month until Nov. 5. Here are the races that need your help.

"Thanks, in part, to the Sheehy family’s generosity, an upgraded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was brought to the Gallatin Valley to provide critical care to at-risk infants and families."

WASHINGTON — Democrats looking to preserve their Senate majority in the face of a difficult election cycle announced Thursday they were making a “multi-million dollar investment” in television advertising in Texas and Florida races with the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee saying he’s “very confident there’s going to be more coming.”

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pictured at a news conference on Tuesday, is preparing for his last post-election wrap-up as leader.

Here's the backstory on why Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was just able to announce a fast-track vote Wednesday on the government funding bill: Republican senators emerged from their weekly lunch Tuesday ready to move it along.Why it matters: Lawmakers were eager to get home — especially those facing tough re-election races or whose states may be hit by an approaching hurricane.Zoom in: National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) led the charge against pushing for politically hot amendments that would delay the process, multiple sources familiar with what happened at lunch tell Axios.Even some of the usuals who tend to embrace stalling tactics — such as Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) — did not object.Republicans were concerned about giving vulnerable Democrats like Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Bob Casey (Pa.) free votes that could win them political points on amendments that won't pass anyway.The bottom line: Even if Republicans had managed to reach an agreement to vote on an amendment with a 50-vote threshold, they were looking at an attendance problem. Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott needed to get back to their state ahead of an expected hurricane and Sen. JD Vance was still out on the campaign trail with former President Trump.

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I don’t care what your party is. I care whether you can solve problems, not just talk about them.

Here, we’ll focus on the assertion that Sheehy’s health plan "would eliminate Medicare."

I’m the president of Social Security Works PAC. My mission is to support members of Congress who are champions for seniors and their hard-earned benefits — and to root out the politicians who would put those programs on the chopping...

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is in a fight for his political life against Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno

Whether through his philanthropy, or in public office, we trust Tim Sheehy to ensure we can continue to deliver the critical health care services our communities depend upon.

Every election season features candidates who make big promises to win votes, but everyone knows that delivering on important issues is what counts — especially when it comes to national security.

The party may need an upset in one of the two Senate races to win a majority.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal characterized DHS' responses to Congress as "stonewalling" following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

I’m retired, but during my work years I had the privilege of working with Jon Tester for over two decades on important legislation to Montanans who rely on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance.

Do we want a Montana where we work together and unite around our common values, regardless of political party?

With two weeks until a potential government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is losing patience with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), signaling the Senate is prepared to move first.Why it matters: Schumer knows Johnson is cornered by his own party. But Schumer has members — especially Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) — who can't afford to waste valuable time in D.C.Schumer would need the better chunk of a week to get a funding bill through the Senate. Getting buy-in from 10 Senate Republicans would speed it up, but only by so much.Zoom in: If Johnson manages to get a partisan bill through the House — the current bill is a six-month funding extension with a bill attached that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote — the Senate will strip it down to a three-month funding extension with no policy riders and send it straight back.That bill could theoretically hit the House just before the funding deadline, exerting maximum pressure on Johnson to put the bill on the floor and pass it with Democratic support.Or Schumer could start the process on his own government funding bill next week with buy-in from Senate Republicans. That would place the bill at Johnson's feet, again, just before a looming government shutdown.

Senate Republicans have quietly reversed course on trying to rebuke or embarrass the Biden White House, concerned it could help Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) stay in power.Why it matters: House and Senate GOP leaders had been pitting Democrats against Biden with Congressional Review Act votes, which allows Congress to overturn federal government rules and regulations.Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) told Axios they were "not actually getting anything done" with the votes, but it created a situation in which Democrats "can send a message that they're pretending to back home.""These are awfully hard votes to explain" to voters, Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) told Axios last year after votes on ESG investing, crime, COVID-19 and clean-water regulations.But more recently that approach has backfired, giving endangered Senate Democrats an opportunity to vote against Biden.CRA votes can give the White House a black eye. But they also gave vulnerable Democrats a chance to signal to voters they aren't just a rubber stamp for Biden.Driving the news: Lankford told Axios that one of his CRA resolutions — on White House policy on nursing homes — hasn't gotten a vote because, in part, it is an easy way for vulnerable Democrats to distance themselves from Biden.A senior Senate GOP aide acknowledged that a part of the shift was to stop giving vulnerable Democrats free votes to signal more moderate or right-leaning stances.Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two of Schumer's most vulnerable members, have used such votes to keep Biden at arms' length on energy and the environment.What we're hearing: After a busy CRA schedule in 2023, a CRA vote hasn't been held in the Senate since May.As a substantive matter, the votes allow Congress to overturn federal rules promulgated by departments and agencies.As a political exercise, Republicans have used them as a way to rebuke the Biden administration from what they call "woke" policies.It takes 30 senators to sign on to a petition to force a floor vote on a CRA.The big picture: Fending off certain Biden administration policies has been a core feature of Tester's and Brown's high-stakes campaigns.Tester got a major victory in March when the Senate voted to overturn a rule from the Department of Agriculture that would end a ban on beef imports from Paraguay. Tester and Brown both voted for a CRA that would overturn a Biden administration rule on measuring and setting greenhouse gas emission standards. Schumer needs Tester and Brown to win in red states in November if he wants to be Senate majority leader in 2025.

In a recent TV spot, the logo of a controversial think tank is mysteriously missing from Tim Sheehy’s shirt.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is reviving an IVF bill blasted by Republicans after former President Donald Trump backed a key component of it.

The Democrats' Senate campaign arm is spending millions in Senate races across the country — 50 days ahead of the elections as they face losing the majority.

The states include: Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

Jon Tester is casting doubt on a recent poll that served as a precursor for political handicappers to give Republicans the advantage in the Montana Senate race.

Four top senators on the Homeland Security Committee were briefed by the Secret Service director on Thursday on the investigation into the attempted assassination of Trump.

While our list looks only at vulnerable incumbents, there are several high-profile open seats whose outcomes will also shape the balance of power in the chamber.

In a race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is attacking his challenger, Republican Tim Sheehy, for his stance on abortion.

The Nebraska Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday, while its Missouri counterpart will rule Tuesday whether to kick that state’s measure off the ballot.

WASHINGTON — The race for control of Congress is as close as ever, with barely two dozen House seats and a handful in the Senate likely to determine the majority this November and whether a single party sweeps to power with the White House.