Montana Republican Steve Daines drops Senate re-election bid minutes before deadline

Trump ally Daines confirms resignation and withdraws bid for a third term, saying: ‘It is time for new leaders’Republican US senator Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for re-election to a third term Wednesday.Daines withdrew his name just minutes before the deadline for candidates to file...

<p>Trump ally Daines confirms resignation and withdraws bid for a third term, saying: ‘It is time for new leaders’</p><p>Republican US senator Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for re-election to a third term Wednesday.</p><p>Daines withdrew his name just minutes before the deadline for candidates to file for the November election with the Montana secretary of state’s office. Daines confirmed his resignation in a statement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/montana-senate-republican-steve-daines">Continue reading...</a>
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