A conservative organization is spending $15 million on an advertising campaign blasting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/montana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senator Jon Tester</a> (D-MT) for his record on immigration, highlighting his position on the border wall, sanctuary cities, and amnesty for illegal immigrants.
The ad buy was made by One Nation, a group aligned with Senate GOP leadership, Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/05/congress/conservative-group-drops-15m-on-tester-montana-senate-00150653" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The $15.2 million ad buy began on Friday with plans to run through the summer as we near the November elections.
“Tell Sen. Tester, stop supporting Biden’s border disaster,” the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBvV9k1xWqM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advertisement</a> says, asserting that the Democrat Senator from Montana “voted repeatedly to fund sanctuary cities like New York,” and criticizing his support of amnesty.
The ad also pushes Tester to support Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Secure The Border Act, which would restart construction on the border wall and reimplement the Remain in Mexico policy.
One Nation President Steve Law attacked Tester’s record on immigration again in a statement. “Senator Tester has repeatedly voted to fund sanctuary cities and grant amnesty to illegal immigrants,” Law asserted. “He even voted to allow President Biden to stop building the border wall. Senator Jon Tester needs to stop supporting President Biden’s border disaster.”
Tester campaign spokeswoman Monica Robinson fired back, defending Tester’s record. “Mitch McConnell’s dark money group is flooding Montana with millions of dollars to lie about Jon Tester’s record of fighting to pass one of the toughest border security bills in decades, cracking down on the fentanyl crisis, and his opposition to sanctuary cities.”
The Democratic Senate Majority PAC has set aside <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/29/democratic-2024-senate-tv-ad-reservations-montana-nevada-00138184" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$27 million</a> for the Montana Senate race, an election that could be pivotal in deciding which party has control of the Senate.
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Immigration is slated to be one of the biggest issues this election season, with President Joe Biden facing severe disapproval among the public for his handling of the border. One <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-say-immigration-is-top-issue-facing-country-biden-faces-widespread-disapproval-on-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent poll</a> found that only 36 percent of registered voters saying they approve of his performance on the issue, the lowest of any topic.
The advertisement comes as the United States faces an unprecedented surge of illegal aliens with over <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2455010/illegal-border-crossers-total-over-10-million-since-biden-inauguration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 million</a> crossing the border since Joe Biden took office. There have been over one million illegal immigrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-one-million-illegal-migrants-encountered-at-southern-border-in-first-six-months-of-fiscal-year-2024">encounters</a> on the southern border in just the first six months of fiscal year 2024. There have also been an estimated <a href="https://cis.org/Arthur/Blockbuster-House-Report-Reveals-How-Badly-Bidens-Broken-Our-Immigration-System" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.7 million illegal immigrant gotaways</a> recorded since Biden took office in 2021. There were 415,000 total reported gotaways for 2018, 2019, and 2020 under the Trump administration.

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Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) said on Friday that he will not be seeking re-election for office because of unproven allegations that he said have taken a toll on him and his family.
Rosendale&#8217;s remarks appear to be in reference to former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) claiming last month that there were rumors that Rosendale impregnated a 20-year-old staffer who worked for him.
The 63-year-old congressman&#8217;s office strongly pushed back on Heitkamp&#8217;s remarks, calling them &#8220;100% false and defamatory&#8221; and saying that she would be hearing from their attorneys soon.
Rosendale&#8217;s decision to not seek re-election comes after he ended his bid for U.S. Senate just days after entering the race following former President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to endorse his opponent in the primary.
&#8220;At the onset of this election season, at the urging of many, I announced my candidacy for the U.S. Senate,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It became very obvious soon after that announcement that the national support and resources necessary to win that seat were not going to be available to me. I withdrew as soon as possible so as not to jeopardize the opportunity for Republicans to secure that seat and, with it, the majority in the U.S. Senate, which is critical for our country.&#8221;
Rosendale said that Congress was &#8220;severely broken and badly in need of reforms&#8221; and that those who want to force change &#8220;are subject to severe retribution.&#8221;
&#8220;Upon withdrawing from that race, and again at the urging of many, including several of the current candidates, I filed to run for reelection to my current seat,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Since that announcement, I have been forced to have law enforcement visit my children because of a death threat against me and false and defamatory rumors against me and my family. This has taken a serious toll on me, and my family. Additionally, it has caused a serious disruption to the election of the next representative for MT-02.&#8221;
He said that the attacks have made it &#8220;impossible for me to focus on my work to serve you&#8221;, thus leading him to withdraw from the U.S. House race.
&#8220;It has been my honor to serve you and may God bless each and every one of you,&#8221; he concluded.

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Republican officials continued their probe of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/blackrock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BlackRock</a> this week, saying that the financial giant has not been forthcoming about how climate activists are shaping its policies, according to a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire.
In a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/Follow_up_letter_to_BlackRock_Directors_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to BlackRock on Tuesday, 15 Republican attorneys general led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, demanded more answers from BlackRock about its participation in climate organizations and what kind of environmental, social, and governance policies it has implemented. BlackRock, which has over $10 trillion in assets, has faced scrutiny from Republicans over accusations that it prioritizes leftist activism over customer benefit.
“I have serious concerns about BlackRock’s Environmental, Social, and Governance investments, their conflicting statements regarding ESG, and the potential conflicts of interest with independent fund directors,” Knudsen told The Daily Wire. “Mutual fund directors have a fiduciary obligation to their clients to make them as much money as possible, but BlackRock appears to be more concerned with pushing the woke, liberal agenda.”
The 18-page letter raises concerns about conflicting statements made by BlackRock on ESG, BlackRock’s participation in leftist climate groups, and conflicts of interests.
BlackRock recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/financial-giants-pull-14-trillion-from-climate-group-that-pressures-companies-to-take-action-on-climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stepped away</a> from the Climate Action 100+ organization, but remains in other groups like the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, and Ceres. BlackRock International, a subsidiary, is still part of the Climate Action organization.
Knudson told The Daily Wire that while BlackRock “took a step in the right direction by dropping out Climate Action 100+ earlier this month, it’s not enough.”
“BlackRock has made commitments to environmental activist groups that may conflict with the fiduciary duties it owes to clients, and we seek more information about how the independent directors have overseen this,” the letter says. “Further, BlackRock’s relationships with certain large institutional clients, especially state pension funds, may unduly influence BlackRock’s overall approach to engaging with companies in which it invests, including investments that have disclaimed any reliance or focus on ESG factors.”
The Republicans AGs also say that BlackRock has made misleading statements about the motivations behind its ESG policies. Some comments from BlackRock indicate that it believes that ESG policies provide financial benefit are undercut by other statements that sustainability criteria don’t help assess the potential risk or reward of a fund, the letter notes.
“BlackRock’s claims that its focus on climate and ESG is motivated by concern about financial return are also undermined by the performance of its ESG-managed funds, which lag behind the performance of non-ESG benchmarks while charging higher fees,” the letter said.
Additionally, the letter raises concerns about the independence of mutual fund directors at BlackRock and whether they can be directors on other corporations where BlackRock controls significant shares.
“From a conflict-of-interest perspective, there is a clear risk that service on a public company board creates a dynamic where the director will be hesitant to offend or anger BlackRock, when BlackRock manages, votes, and controls significant shares in that public company,” the letter says.
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In addition to Montana, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Utah all signed on to the letter.
&#8220;Thanks to persistent efforts from Republican attorneys general to defeat the radical and illegal ESG movement, BlackRock and other investment firms have rightly withdrawn from certain environmental organizations committed to a foundational transformation of America&#8217;s energy and financial sectors,&#8221; Utah AG Sean Reyes told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Our coalition, however, still has concerns with BlackRock&#8217;s past and present actions involving the financial interests of our constituents. We will remain steadfast in holding BlackRock and others like it accountable by protecting the financial freedom of our people.&#8221;
The Republicans previously wrote to BlackRock in July voicing many of the same concerns and received a reply in August. They said that August&#8217;s reply did not sufficiently answer their questions or concerns about ESG investing. Tennessee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-attorney-general-sues-blackrock-for-misleading-investors-about-esg-agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> BlackRock in December, saying that firm violated consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its attempt to pursue left-wing social and environmental goals.

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Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) announced on Thursday that he was dropping out of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Senate</a> race in his state just days after launching his campaign.
Rosendale&#8217;s stunning reversal came after former President Donald Trump endorsed retired U.S. Navy SEAL and businessman Tim Sheehy for the seat on the same day that Rosendale announced his bid.
&#8220;Instead of one of those phony statements from politicians, here&#8217;s my statement on why I’m withdrawing my candidacy for the U.S. Senate,&#8221; Rosendale said in a statement. &#8220;As everyone knows, I have planned to run for the U.S. Senate and to win both the primary and the general election. However, the day I announced, President Trump then announced that he was endorsing a different candidate.&#8221;
&#8220;I have long been a supporter of the president, and remain so,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But I have been forced to calculate what my chances of success would be with Trump supporting my opponent. This race was already going to be tough, as I was fighting against Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Republican establishment in Washington. But I felt like I could beat them, as the voters do not agree with them choosing who would be the next U.S. Senator from Montana.&#8221;
Rosendale said that he looked at his &#8220;calculations&#8221; and saw that Trump&#8217;s endorsement of Sheehy meant that he would not have the resources needed to win a brutal primary fight for the GOP nomination.
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He said that after realizing that &#8220;the hill was just too steep,&#8221; he spoke with Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and they agreed that it was best for the party&#8217;s chances to regain control of the U.S. Senate if he dropped out.
Daines responded to Rosendale&#8217;s announced on X, writing: &#8220;I appreciate Matt’s many years of service to Montana. It will take all Republicans working together to defeat Jon Tester in November.&#8221;

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> tipped the scales in the U.S. Senate race in Montana on Friday, endorsing retired U.S. Navy SEAL and businessman Tim Sheehy on the same day that Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) announced that he was getting in the race.
&#8220;I LOVE MONTANA! Tim Sheehy is an American Hero and highly successful Businessman from the Great State of Montana,&#8221; Trump posted on social media. &#8220;He is strongly supported by our incredible Chairman of the NRSC, Steve Daines, and many other patriotic Senators and Republicans who have endorsed our Campaign to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I also respect Matt Rosendale, and was very happy to Endorse him in the past &#8211; and will Endorse him again in the future should he decide to change course and run for his Congressional Seat.&#8221;
&#8220;But in this instance, Tim is the candidate who is currently best-positioned to DEFEAT Lazy Jon Tester, and Regain the Republican Majority in the United States Senate,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;Tim is a Political Outsider, Strong on the Border, the Military/Vets, and our constantly under siege Second Amendment. He will stand tall in the fight against the Radical Left Democrats, who are Destroying our Country. Also, he is far more likely to Defeat Lazy Jon. America First Patriot Tim Sheehy has my Complete and Total Endorsement!&#8221;
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Rosendale&#8217;s entrance into the race is a scenario that Republicans wanted to avoid because instead of Sheehy focusing on unseating Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), he now has to spend valuable resources in what will likely turn into an intense primary fight.

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Montana&#8217;s Republican governor said Monday that his state followed state law in a case where a trans-identifying teenager was removed from her parents.
A Montana couple accused the state of “kidnapping” their teenage daughter after she began identifying as a boy, Reduxx <a href="https://reduxx.info/exclusive-montana-family-loses-custody-of-teenage-daughter-after-expressing-opposition-to-her-gender-transition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Monday.
Krista and Todd Kolstad said their 14-year-old daughter was removed from their custody and sent to a Wyoming facility, where they were unable to contact her directly.
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The state of Montana has kidnapped a teenage girl from her parents to transition her gender in another state, subverting Montana&#39;s laws against gender transition for minors. 
A friend of the family reached out to <a href="https://twitter.com/GabsClark5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GabsClark5</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AffirmReal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AffirmReal</a> for help because a… <a href="https://t.co/imUbcFqHat">pic.twitter.com/imUbcFqHat</a>
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The problems allegedly began in August when the parents got a call that their daughter had expressed suicidal ideations at school. That night, a Montana Child and Family Services case worker showed up at their door, Reduxx reported.
During the case worker&#8217;s visit, the teen claimed to have ingested painkillers and toilet bowl cleaner to try to kill herself. This led to a hospital visit, where her bloodwork showed no evidence of those toxins.
However, hospital workers noted in paperwork that the teen identified as &#8220;male&#8221; and wanted to be called &#8220;Leo.&#8221; Her parents objected, but hospital staff told the parents to &#8220;respect&#8221; their daughter&#8217;s new identity, they said.
Eventually, the state removed the teen from her parents&#8217; custody and moved her to a facility in Wyoming, the parents said. Police showed up at their home to serve them with custody papers, saying the reason was that the teen&#8217;s parents were &#8220;unable or refusing to provide medical care,&#8221; which her mother <a href="https://reduxx.info/exclusive-montana-family-loses-custody-of-teenage-daughter-after-expressing-opposition-to-her-gender-transition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> is &#8220;just not true.&#8221;
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The parents said they were not allowed to communicate directly with their daughter while she was in Wyoming.
In September, the teen was returned to Montana and now lives in a group home.
However, earlier this month, Child and Family Services said it planned to place the teen in the care of her birth mother in Canada, who has not been a part of the teen&#8217;s life, and whose children have made allegations of physical abuse against her, according to the parents.
“Our family has been destroyed by this. We have little to no contact with Jennifer and our rights as her parents have been trampled on,” Krista <a href="https://reduxx.info/exclusive-montana-family-loses-custody-of-teenage-daughter-after-expressing-opposition-to-her-gender-transition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Reduxx.
The couple defied a judge’s order to remain silent on the case.
“We will continue to fight. We will never give up on our daughter and for what we believe is morally right. We will continue to tell our story, even though we are currently in contempt of court, and try to keep other families from going through this. Our greatest fear is that our daughter is now going to become a victim of this system and eventually take her own life,” she said.
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On Monday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, a Republican, said the state had reviewed the case and concluded that state policy and law was followed.
&#8220;To give them their best shot at reaching their full potential, children deserve to grow up in happy, healthy homes with loving families. Sadly, this ideal is not always realized,&#8221; Gianforte posted on X. &#8220;Unfortunately, our society finds children whose life, health, and wellbeing are at serious risk from abuse and neglect, and only as a last resort, should they be removed from their home.&#8221;
Gianforte said he asked Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras (R), an &#8220;experienced attorney, constitutional conservative, mother, and grandmother,&#8221; to review the child welfare case.
The lieutenant governor personally examined case documents and consulted with the director of Montana&#8217;s Department of Public Health and Human Services. She concluded that the department and the court &#8220;have followed state policy and law in their handling of this tragic case,&#8221; Gianforte said.
&#8220;I have asked the lieutenant governor to continue monitoring the case as it progresses,&#8221; the governor added.

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Over a dozen Republican attorneys general are challenging the Biden administration over a proposed policy that would push diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles in the private sector. 
The coalition of 19 states, led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, <a href="https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/pr24-01-comment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argues</a> that the Commerce Department’s proposed “Business Diversity Principles” promote racial discrimination and anti-American principles. 
The <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/29/2023-26254/business-diversity-principles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed principles</a> from the Commerce Department would push the “best practices related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the private sector.” The AGs say that the principles promote race-based hiring, which is a violation of federal law. 
“The federal Department of Commerce needs to recognize it’s not legal to treat people differently because of the color of their skin,” Skrmetti said in a statement. “We’re warning the Department that its proposed ‘Business Diversity Principles’ guidance violates the law, promotes racial discrimination, and would lead our country backward.”
One of the principles would tell companies to track “demographic data across all levels and departments, company policies, practices, and workers&#8217; perception” in order to say how well it was following DEIA guidelines. 
It would also push corporations to pursue “clear strategies to increase diversity among the organization&#8217;s executive ranks” and make sure they have access to “DEIA professionals.” The proposal adds that corporations should maintain “DEIA councils” to oversee the implementation of DEIA principles. 
The Republican officials said in their letter that focusing on race was counterintuitive to true diversity. 
“We endorse the value of promoting meaningful diversity of experience, thought, and background among the public- and private-sector workforce. But race is both a poor and unlawful proxy for achieving that end,” they wrote. &#8220;We write to briefly reiterate the significant legal defects with the Department’s proposal to push race-based discrimination to advance the Department’s DEIA agenda.&#8221;
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The AGs of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia also signed on to the letter. 
The proposal comes as part of the Biden administration’s put DEI policies in place throughout every area of the federal government. The push was started on Biden’s first day in office when he signed an executive order called “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”

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A new campaign ad from Democratic Montana Senator Jon Tester celebrates the fact that he helped block the Biden administration’s push to pull funding from school hunting programs. It fails to mention the fact that he voted for the law that put the programs in jeopardy in the first place. 
Tester’s new 2024 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6v0IrPrSiI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ad</a> features a hunter education teacher praising the senator for opposing President Joe Biden’s Department of Education <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-cuts-funding-for-school-hunting-archery-training-programs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">move last summer</a> to block funding for school hunting and archery programs. The move was enabled by the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a measure that Tester supported.
“When I heard the Biden administration was trying to block funding for gun safety and hunter education classes, I knew Jon Tester would do what he always does: give ‘em hell. Jon got his Republican colleagues onboard to stop Biden’s policies and defend our Second Amendment,” the teacher says. 
The BSCA, <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm#position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> for by Tester, passed 65-33 in June 2022 with opposition all coming from Republicans. The law included an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that bans taxpayer funds from being used on “training in the use of a dangerous weapon.” 
After the Education Department started blocking funding for the programs, GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina wrote to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to dispute his interpretation of the amendment, saying that he was going against congressional intent. 
Congress later <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5110/actions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which ensured that hunting and fishing classes could not lose their funding that Biden signed in October. The Senate approved the legislation unanimously while the House passed it 424-1. Tester took credit for the legislation despite his role in supporting the initial law that triggered the controversy. 
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“Tester voted for Biden’s plan to deny Montana schools funding for hunter safety programs, but now that he’s up for re-election, he’s trying to profit on the crisis he helped create and is now actually taking a victory lap that he resolved the very crisis he allowed to happen under his watch,” a press release from 2024 Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy said. 
Tester, who was first elected in 2007, is seen as one of the vulnerable Democratic Senate seats in 2024. The Democrat has attempted to distance himself from Biden, who lost Montana by 16 points in 2020.
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At least six state capitol buildings across the country were evacuated after receiving bomb threats Wednesday morning. 
State capitol buildings in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, and Montana all reported bomb threats, prompting investigations by state police and local authorities. Each of the threats appeared to be a hoax email sent to numerous government employees claiming explosives had been placed in the capitol buildings. 
“While everyone is safe, KSP has asked everyone to evacuate the state Capitol and is investigating a threat received by the Secretary of State’s Office,” Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1742568209121730634">wrote</a> in a post on X. “We are aware of similar threats made to other offices across the country.”
A spokesman for Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said that the threat was sent to multiple secretaries of state across the country as a “mass email,” the Lexington Herald-Leader <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article283779473.html">reported</a>. Adams’ office added that the email claimed bombs had been placed in state capitols. 
The Michigan State Capitol <a href="https://twitter.com/MIStateCapitol/status/1742571070509535685">posted</a> on X that the building would be closed for the remainder of Wednesday as authorities continued investigating. 
&#8220;Out of an abundance of caution, the Capitol will remain closed for the rest of the day,&#8221; Michigan State Police spokeswoman Lori Dougovito said, <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/01/03/state-capitol-evacuated-due-to-safety-and-security-concerns/72095198007/">according</a> to The Detroit News.
Michigan House Republican Floor Leader Bryan Posthumus said in a statement to The Daily Wire that he and his team were in his office &#8220;when security informed us of the threat and evacuated us quickly and professionally.&#8221;
&#8220;So far there’s no cause for greater alarm as we turn the building over for law enforcement to sweep,&#8221; Posthumus added. &#8220;This is unfortunately a reality for our modern world but I applaud the quick and effective work of the first responders and capitol security.&#8221;
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Capitol buildings in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Montana all reopened after authorities investigated the threats and gave the all-clear. No state or local authorities have reported observing any suspicious activity or finding any suspicious objects on capitol grounds.

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Pornography giant Pornhub will be cutting off access to users in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/montana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Montana</a> ahead of the implementation of a state law that requires age verification for access to sites with explicit content. 
The law, which takes effect on January 1, is intended to keep children from being exposed to pornography by mandating sites with explicit sites verify the age of their visitors. Other states, like Utah and Virginia, have passed similar legislation, leading Pornhub to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-state-senator-jokes-about-pornhub-as-virginia-age-verification-law-takes-effect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">block access</a> in those states over the law. 
“While safety and compliance are at the forefront of our mission, giving your ID card every time you want to visit an adult platform is not the most effective solution for protecting our users, and in fact, will put children and your privacy at risk,” Pornhub said in a statement, <a href="https://www.3newsnow.com/new-law-prompts-pornhub-to-block-access-in-montana#:~:text=The%20bill%20was%20signed%20into,allowing%20access%20to%20the%20site." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Scripps News Helena. 
The law, <a href="https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billhtml/SB0544.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SB 544</a>, says a commercial entity that “knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of the material must be held liable if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material.”
The text notes that “pornography is creating a public health crisis and having a corroding influence on minors” and that “pornography may also impact brain development and functioning, contribute to emotional and medical illnesses, shape deviant sexual arousal, and lead to difficulty in forming or maintaining positive, intimate relationships, as well as promoting problematic or harmful sexual behaviors and addiction.”
It <a href="https://legiscan.com/MT/votes/SB544/2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> 84-13 in the state House and 47-3 in the state Senate before being signed by Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) in May. 
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Other state lawmakers, like Republicans in Tennessee, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-republican-introduces-age-verification-bill-to-protect-children-from-porn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are looking</a> to bring forth similar legislation in the coming year. Earlier this month, Rep. Patsy Hazlewood introduced the “Protect Tennessee Minors Act,” which would require online pornography distributors to put in place age verification measures to ensure that children are unable to access the explicit content.
Pornhub has been the target of a series of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pornhub-producer-admits-pornography-is-unhealthy-addictive-in-undercover-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undercover investigations</a> by Sound Investigations, which has recorded leadership at the company discussing strategies and the impacts of porn. In one recently released undercover video, a manager for the parent company of Pornhub admitted that pornography is unhealthy, addictive, and destructive.
“I definitely think porn addiction is definitely a thing, that’s for sure,” Mike Farley, a Senior Product Manager at Aylo said in the footage. “I don’t think it’s a positive thing in general.”

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-air-force" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air Force</a> has requested that Congress pass legislation to stop wind turbines from encroaching on nuclear missile sites throughout the U.S.
According to the Air Force, underground nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado need to be shielded from the growing wind turbine industry for safety and security concerns. The Air Force <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/air-force-asks-congress-protect-nuclear-launch-sites-104685988" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that 46 of the 450 underground nuclear missile sites have been “severely” encroached upon. Some wind turbines can stand 650 feet tall and present a barrier for helicopters carrying technicians or others who need to access the sites.
“When you think about a wind turbine, and even fields of wind turbines, they’ll stretch for miles,” Staff Sgt. Chase Rose, a UH-1 Huey flight engineer at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, told the Associated Press. “They’re monstrous, and then you have gigantic blades spinning on them as well. Not only is that a physical obstacle, but those turbines, they create the hazards like turbulence as well. That can be really dangerous for us to fly into. So it’s a very complex situation, when you have to deal with those.”
The Air Force is advocating for legislation that would mandate a 2-nautical-mile buffer zone around the hundreds of underground missile launch sites throughout the U.S. The Air Force and the American Clean Power Association drafted the legislation.
“The wind industry recognizes the nuclear missile silo mission is unique,&#8221; said American Clean Power Association spokesman Jason Ryan. “However, one-size-fits-all setbacks do not make sense for other [Department of Defense] missions or assets as site-specific and mission-specific evaluations are necessary to ensure military readiness.”
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Air Force Maj. Victoria Hight, a spokeswoman for F.E. Warren Air Force Base, said the wind turbines can hamper “safe helicopter transit and nuclear security operations” but that the Air Force supports &#8220;renewable energy efforts to include wind turbines, and we continue to work with energy industry partners to ensure the country’s green energy needs are met.” 

The Biden administration has <a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-advances-15-onshore-clean-energy-projects-potential-power" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aggressively pushed</a> a “transition” to green energy, including announcing the development of onshore renewable energy projects across the West.
“Investing in clean and reliable renewable energy represents the [Bureau of Land Management&#8217;s] commitment to addressing climate change and supports direction from the President and Congress to permit 25 gigawatts of solar, wind and geothermal production on public lands no later than 2025,” the Bureau of Land Management said on Monday when announcing plans for 15 major projects throughout the West.

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Republican attorneys general from five states have sent a letter to the biggest law firms in the U.S. telling them to end <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/racial-discrimination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">racial preference programs</a> or face accountability. 
On Tuesday, the <a href="https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2023-08/Letter_to_AM_100_Law_Firms_re_Race_Discrimination_Final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> was sent by Montana AG Austin Knudsen, Arkansas AG Tim Griffin, Iowa AG Brenna Bird, Kansas AG Kris Kobach, and Kentucky AG <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kentucky-ag-daniel-cameron-wins-gop-governor-primary-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Cameron</a> to the managing partners, chairs, and CEOs of American Lawyer (Am Law) 100 Firms, a ranking of the 100 biggest law firms in the country. It warned the firms that any discriminatory treatment for hiring violates federal law and that they could be sanctioned if they treat anyone differently because of their skin color. 
“Specifically, you owe a duty to refrain from discriminating on the basis of race, whether under the label of &#8216;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diversity, equity, and inclusion</a>,&#8217; or otherwise. Put simply, differential treatment based on race and skin color, even for purportedly &#8216;benign&#8217; purposes, is unlawful, divisive, and exposes your firm to serious legal consequences, including potentially fines, damages, and injunctive relief,” the letter said. 
The letter referenced the June ruling from the Supreme Court that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-issues-landmark-ruling-on-affirmative-action-at-universities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">struck down</a> the racially-based acceptance policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina where certain metrics favored minority students. Some Republicans have said that the Supreme Court ruling can be applied to hiring practices in the private sector, including at law firms. 
According to the Tuesday letter, racial discrimination for employment and promotions may be present in law firms, which they said would violate federal law. 
“These discriminatory practices include, among other things, explicit racial quotas and preferences in hiring, recruiting, retention, promotion, and advancement. They also include shocking race-based contracting practices, such as racial preferences and quotas in selecting suppliers, providing overt preferential treatment to customers on the basis of race, and pressuring contractors to adopt the company’s racially discriminatory quotas and preferences,” the AGs wrote. 
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The letter cited the racial quota for leadership and staff positions at Baker McKenzie, a prominent Chicago law firm. In addition to quotas, the Republicans warned that DEI programming could also be illegal. 
“Activities that utilize racial segregation, race stereotyping, and race scapegoating may violate civil rights laws because they can create a hostile environment and/or involve activities that result in different treatment on the basis of race. This is particularly true when participation in such exercises is compulsory,” the Republicans said. 
The firms were advised to end any “unlawful race-based quotas” or face accountability.  “If you choose not to do so, know that you will be held accountable — sooner rather than later — for treating individuals differently because of the color of their skin,” the letter said. 
Last month, 13 Republican attorneys general sent out a <a href="https://ag.ks.gov/docs/default-source/documents/corporate-racial-discrimination-multistate-letter.pdf?sfvrsn=968abc1a_2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar warning</a> to Fortune 500 companies, again pointing to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President &amp; Fellows of Harvard College.

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