Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) House Majority LeaderWASHINGTON (AP/CNN) — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos with the chamber unable to function. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door evening meeting of his decision and pointedly declined to announce…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The timeline for calling a special session of the North Dakota Legislature has been accelerated. The state Supreme Court ruled in September that the Office of Management and Budget appropriations bill was unconstitutional since it did not solely focus on the department’s budget. It said it would become void effective October 28. But today, the court…
CONCORD, N.D. (KVRR/AP/CNN) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has officially filed his candidacy for the 2024 New Hampshire primary. The Republican thanked the people of New Hampshire for picking presidents as the first in the nation primary. Candidates have until October 27 to sign up, and dozens are expected to do so in part because it’s relatively cheap and…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — The second woman to serve as lieutenant governor of North Dakota has died. Rosemarie Myrdal served with Republican Gov. Ed Schafer from 1993 to 2000. She died Wednesday at the age of 94. Myrdal also represented District 11 in the North Dakota House from 1985 to 1992. Gov. Doug Burgum calls her a “tireless advocate” for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP/CNN) — Gov. Doug Burgum delivers his foreign policy address taking aim at President Joe Biden and his administration’s policies. The Republican presidential candidate made his remarks at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. Burgum says Biden’s policies give a green light across central America to run for the southern border. He calls…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Gov. Doug Burgum has now launched a gas gift card program as he makes a push to qualify for the third Republican presidential debate. Burgum’s campaign says with gas prices rising, the “Bidenflation” gift card program will give people a chance to get some relief. New donors to the campaign will receive a $20 gas card…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is already looking ahead to 2024. The Republican says he is getting ready to run for reelection. He says, quote, ” I’m preparing for that possibility.” He also says he does not foresee anything that would cause him not to run again. Cramer was first elected to the senate in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who had recently received his commercial pilot’s license was flying his own small plane home from a family celebration in Arizona when it crashed in Utah, killing him, his wife and their two young sons, family members said Tuesday. It was the first time state Sen. Doug Larsen of Mandan, and his…
Steve Boyd, Rep. Michelle FischbachALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – A rural Kensington, Minnesota man is running in the Republican primary for the District 7 U.S. House seat held by Rep. Michelle Fischbach. Steve Boyd, who brands himself a “Christian conservative,” says his platform includes “protecting life,” “border security,” “restoring the family” and abolishing the U.S. Dept. of Education. “The federal government…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage. The rushed package would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP…
