Jon Tester

Donald Trump attacked Sen. Jon Tester, who is in a tough reelection race, during a campaign event in Montana, labeling Tester a “radical left lunatic” and criticizing his congressional record on issues such as the U.S. southern border. “For years, Tester has been telling Montana...

As calls grow from members of Congress and political leaders for President Joe Biden to step aside in the 2024 election, timing could be of the essence ahead of next month's Democratic National Convention. Will Joe Biden Step Aside?: New reports suggest Biden could step aside by July 21, opening...

"Marc Fogel's sentence is vastly disproportionate to the severity of his nonviolent crime," says a resolution filed by bipartisan congressional lawmakers, who are rallying against Russia's incarceration of the U.S. citizen. Fogel was given a 14-year sentence for possessing medical...

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee that oversees the insurance industry reintroduced the bipartisan Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act on Tuesday. The legislation aims to enable...

Republican senators voted down a bipartisan package of veterans bills on the Senate floor Wednesday, arguing concerns about the measure proposing research into medical marijuana use for veterans. The legislation, sponsored by senators Jon Tester (D) and Dan Sullivan (R), was unanimously...

A bipartisan duo recently presented a bill in the U.S. Senate that would reduce the burden on industrial hemp farmers. What Happened: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D) and Mike Braun (R) introduced bipartisan legislation dubbed Industrial Hemp Act, that would exempt farmers who exclusively cultivate...

A key Senate panel on Thursday advanced legislation for the first time which would require Veterans Affairs officials to hold clinical trials on using medicinal cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain and PTSD. This is the first piece of standalone cannabis legislation ever to advance...

Maryland GOP Lawmakers Protect Gun Rights For MMJ Patients Maryland lawmakers reviewed a piece of legislation from Republican Robin Grammer and his four fellow GOP lawmakers at Wednesday's hearing that would protect medical marijuana patients' rights to possess guns, reported Marijuana...

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has expressed his views on why cryptocurrency has "not been able to pass the smell test" for him. What Happened: In a Sunday appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Chuck Todd asked the teacher-turned-senator whether " the government should...

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee reviewed a bill that would ask the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to run clinical trials on the potential benefits of cannabis for the treatment of military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic...