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Rep. Steve Daines , who is seriously considering a Senate run, denied that a seat in the upper chamber would necessarily be a promotion.

Several Democratic women are among those looking at the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Montana, one of about two dozen states where a woman has never been elected to the Senate.

After longtime Sen. Max Baucus announced last week he will not seek reelection in 2014, all eyes are on Schweitzer as the next Democrat in line to run for Baucus' seat.

The headlines have not been especially kind to Senate Democrats lately as they, for the second consecutive cycle, head into an election with a numerical disadvantage and more open seats to defend.

Obama gives Planned Parenthood speech: President Obama told supporters of Planned Parenthood that efforts to restrict access to abortions amount to a move to "turn back the clock" on women's progress.

Former Rep. Denny Rehberg is considering another Senate run following Sen. Max Baucus's retirement announcement.

After the announcement Tuesday that shook the state with Max Baucus's retirement, Republicans are now scrambling to find a liable candidate to fill the vacant seat in Washington.

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman Republican congressman already showing interest.

Supporters of Great Falls' two military bases say U.S. Sen. Max Baucus worked diligently with them to keep strong missions at Malmstrom Air Force Base and the Montana Air National Guard, and they're concerned the state could have reduced seniority and clout when he retires.

A person familiar with Schweitzer's thinking tells Post Politics that the Democrat is leaning toward running.

Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but broke with his party on gun control, has decided to retire, Democratic officials said Tuesday.

In this Sept. 19, 2012 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. speaks reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.