Tag: Montana’s

27 MAY

Texas governor jokes about targeting journalists, days after Montana’s newest politician was accused of assaulting one

Reuters/Brendan McDermid Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joked Friday about targeting eporters — one day after the GOP’s newest elected member of the House of Representatives allegedly assaulted a reporter. Abbott, a Republican, was at a gun range with reporters to celebrate legislation that lowers the cost of obtaining handgun licenses in Texas when he reportedly […]

25 MAY

3 of Montana’s biggest newspapers pulled their endorsements of Greg Gianforte after he was charged with assault

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Three of Montana’s biggest newspapers backed away from Greg Gianforte, the state’s Republican candidate for the House of Representatives, after he was accused of body-slamming a reporter on Wednesday. Missoulian, the Billings Gazette, and the Independent Record each rescinded their endorsements of Gianforte after news and an audio recording of Gianforte’s violent […]