BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy acknowledged Monday that derogatory remarks he made last year about Native Americans were “insensitive.” But Sheehy rejected his opponent’s call to apologize, during a contentious debate in a race that’s emerged as pivotal for control of the Senate.

Already in hot water with Native American tribes in Montana for his racist and disparaging remarks about members of the Crow Nation, Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has been caught on tape comparing Indigenous Afghans and Indigenous people of Montana.

Native Americans living on a remote Montana reservation have filed a lawsuit against state and county officials saying they don’t have enough places to vote in person

Native Americans living on a remote Montana reservation filed a lawsuit against state and county officials Monday saying they don’t have enough places to vote in person — the latest chapter in a decades-long struggle by tribes in the United States over equal voting opportunities.

Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy acknowledged Monday that derogatory remarks he made last year about Native Americans were “insensitive.” But