The Missoula County Sheriff's Office confirmed that they're meeting with Secret Service agents to plan security for a potential presidential visit. Cris Jensen, director of Missoula International Airport, says the facility is equipped to accept Air Force One, the presidential aircraft.
Pearl Jam will look to tap into a national youth movement to register new voters when the pioneering grunge rock band plays a concert in tiny Missoula, Montana, one of just four cities in its U.S. tour this summer. The politically active band has dubbed the sold-out Aug. 13 concert "Rock2Vote" and plans to give a portion of its proceeds to four Montana organizations that support youth and Native American voting, land conservation and women's health.
With an incoming presidency that was embroiled in charges of using white supremacist rhetoric during the campaign trail, it's no wonder white supremacists across the country are rising from the margins and being frontlined on mainstream platforms. The rise of Richard Spencer - the white supremacist considering running for Congress - is one such case.