Republicans appear poised to take control of the U.S. Senate thanks to the retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., and a GOP surge in Montana.

Montana Republican Tim Sheehy denounced incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester during a recent debate for “eating lobbyist steak” while Sheehy was fighting in Afghanistan

Republicans are heavily favored to take control of the Senate next year, with GOP candidate Tim Sheehy leading by eight percentage points in his bid to flip one of Montana’s two seats, according to a new poll.

In one of the nation’s most important Senate races, Tim Sheehy isn’t just facing one self-imposed mess; the Montana Republican is actually facing several.

Jon Tester, running for his fourth term in deep-red Montana, has plenty of billionaire backers—but his single biggest funder can’t be traced.

Montana GOP Senate nominee Tim Sheehy said young women are “single-issue voters” on abortion and young voters are “indoctrinated” to support liberal causes, according to audio of the candidate speaking at campaign events last year.

This year, Montana voters will consider whether to approve a pair of ballot measures that would make the biggest changes in decades to how the state elects its leaders.

The New York Times/Siena College poll of 656 voters in Montana was conducted in English on cellular and landline telephones from Oct. 5 to 8. The margin of sampling error among the likely electorate is plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Despite an influx of outsiders over the past decade, Montana is still a sparsely populated state boasting 1.1 million people in the latest census. Though the state has historically relied on mining and timber for much of its economy, new economic activity in tourism and technology have helped fuel a 10% jump in population in the most recent census.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is warning President Joe Biden against joining a long list of outgoing presidents who designate new national monuments as their terms end.

Businessman and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has collected plenty of wealthy backers as he tries to unseat Sen. Jon Tester, the most vulnerable member of the Democratic caucus.

Abortion is on the ballot in Montana this November. CI-128 could enshrine abortion access in the state Constitution.