Biden Administration

The Biden administration awarded nearly $75 million to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai and Blackfeet tribes Tuesday to expand broadband access on tribal lands.

The Biden administration is urging Montana’s governor to encourage more residents to sign up for a federal program offering assistance for broadband service.

Environmental groups say the sales conflict with the Biden administration's promises to tackle climate change. Meanwhile, oil and gas groups say the Biden administration overextended the pause and is creating other barriers to development.

The news did little to appease oil and gas groups clamoring for more favorable drilling conditions or environmental groups frustrated with the pace and scale of the White House’s efforts to transition the United States to renewable energy sources.

As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it’ll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas.

While politicians continue to call for changes in federal policy to spark growth in the oil and gas industry, some analysts say the federal government has less of a role in ramping up oil production than political rhetoric would suggest.

President Biden announced his conservation goal to address climate change shortly after taking office. Earlier this year, he rolled out several executive orders related to it, including a pause on new oil and gas leases on public land.

The next round of sanctions from the White House targets banks and export controls, which would cut Russia off from critical technology such as semiconductors.

Montana’s top political leaders issued statements Thursday as the United States announced new sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.