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UM Political Science Professor Selected to Study at Oxford

A University of Montana political science professor will spend the academic year sharing his expertise and research at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions. Dr. Robert Saldin, a political scientist and co-director of UM's Democracy Studies Program, has been awarded the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The visiting professorship is a highly-competitive international research honor and will allow Saldin to pursue his studies at Oxford while collaborating with scholars based there. Saldin, […]

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Trump Announces $500 Obamacare Refunds for Nearly 1 Million Americans

President Trump announced that the federal government will return hundreds of millions of dollars in Obamacare overcharges collected under the Biden administration, issuing refunds of $500 per person to nearly 1 million Americans across 30 states. According to the White House, the Biden administration overcharged Americans through Obamacare exchange "user fees" that were passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums, funding the federal exchange's operations far beyond what was needed to run it. The result, officials said, […]

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UM Students, Researchers Take to the Air to Study Pollution Over Salt Lake City

MISSOULA – Thousands of feet above Salt Lake City, chemistry students from the University of Montana spent this summer tracking air pollution. They collected airborne data over seven weeks as part of a major research campaign to understand factors driving poor air quality in Western cities. They are working to support efforts to make air cleaner and healthier for those living there. Dr. Lu Hu, a UM associate professor of environmental and analytical chemistry, leads the Atmospheric Chemistry Group. In […]

todaySeptember 12, 2026 4

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Trump, Hegseth Commemorate 25th Anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon

President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other distinguished attendees commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. soil during a formal ceremony today in the Pentagon's courtyard. The two leaders were joined by First Lady Melania Trump; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Condoleezza Rice, who served as the national security advisor during 9/11. During his remarks before a large gathering of guests that […]

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Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Retired Air Force Col. Rolando Aguilar, a former Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a day off that turned into a scramble to intercept an inbound aircraft he didn't yet know was Air Force One. Woken by his unit's crew chiefs with news that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, the young airman scrambled to get ready as the alarm sounded for battle stations. He ran for his jet […]

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U.S. Mint Commemorates 25th Anniversary of September 11 with Half Dollar

The United States Mint announced a special-issue 2026 Semiquincentennial Enduring Liberty Half Dollar to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The coin features a unique privy mark: the date of the attack encircled by the phrase "NEVER FORGET." "As we approach the 25th anniversary of September 11, we honor the memory of those we lost and the courage of those who risked their lives to save their fellow Americans," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "A quarter century […]

todaySeptember 12, 2026 4

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DEQ Seeks Public Input on Oil and Gas Registration Review

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is requesting public feedback on a draft programmatic environmental assessment for its Oil and Gas Registration Program, with comments due by Oct. 1, 2026. The Montana Environmental Policy Act requires DEQ to analyze impacts from all agency actions that may affect the state's environment. As allowed under MEPA, and because potential impacts from oil and gas well facilities are similar across Montana, DEQ periodically prepares an updated programmatic environmental assessment for regulated oil and […]

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Nation Marks 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks

Americans on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and a field near Shanksville, Pa., honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed in the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. At the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan, family members of victims gathered for the annual reading of names, a tradition that has continued every year since the […]

todaySeptember 11, 2026 4

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South Dakota Senate Showdown

South Dakota’s U.S. Senate race has effectively become a two-person contest between Republican Sen. Mike Rounds and independent Brian Bengs after Democrat Julian Beaudion withdrew from the race in August. Beaudion, who had been the Democratic nominee, formally withdrew Aug. 4. The South Dakota Secretary of State now lists Rounds and Bengs as the active candidates for the Nov. 3 general election. Rounds, 71, is seeking a third six-year term after previously serving two terms as South Dakota governor. He […]

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