Eve Byron

Republican Greg Gianforte won Thursday's special election for its one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives despite being charged with assaulting a reporter this week.

Few of those attending Thursday morning’s rally for U.S. House candidate Greg Gianforte paid much attention initially to Marlene Simms, the sole protester standing outside the venue. “You can’t buy my vote. So go home, rich boys,” her sign read.

Attorneys general of four states on Tuesday filed a challenge of the U.S. Department of Interior’s decision to restart the federal coal-leasing program without an environmental review of it, based on their concerns linking coal to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.