Rosendale running for reelection

AMY BETH HANSON

and MATTHEW BROWN

The Associated Press

HELENA - Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale announced Wednesday that he will seek reelection to his U.S. House seat representing eastern Montana, after he abandoned a short-lived Senate campaign under pressure from party leaders.

Rosendale, a hardline conservative, bucked Republican Senate leaders earlier this month by briefly seeking the GOP nomination to run for the Senate seat held by three-term incumbent Democrat Jon Tester. He withdrew his candidacy just six days after entering the race, citing former President Donald Trump's endorsement...