Politics / Elections

Trump addresses Congress following his tumultuous first weeks in office

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congress and the American people about his turbulent first weeks in office. Here’s the latest: Speaker Johnson: ‘It was really shameful what the Democrats did’ House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News there may be a censure resolution…

Congress Looks At Renaming Casselton, ND Post Office After War Hero

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Legislation has been introduced in Congress to rename Casselton’s post office after hometown hero, Commander Delbert Austin Olson. He served in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Olson was a member of Observation Squadron 67 which flew low-flying missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail to place sensors to monitor hostile movements and listen…

Witness: Most tribal nations at Dakota Access Pipeline protest ‘didn’t know who Greenpeace was’

Representatives of several tribal nations demonstrate in August 2016 in Bismarck against the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A Lakota organizer said in a video deposition played to jurors Monday that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe led the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, not Greenpeace. Nick Tilsen, an Oglala Sioux…

Poll: Trump, DOGE policies see strong support among likely North Dakota voters

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — North Dakotans strongly support the job President Donald Trump has done in his first month of office but are less enthusiastic about early efforts closer to home from state lawmakers, according to a new statewide poll. The poll of 500 likely voters across North Dakota showed a majority of 52% approved of the…

Demonstrators hold silent protests at 17 North Dakota libraries to oppose bill removing content

Julie Leno of Bismarck reads aloud to her children outside of the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library March 1, 2025, as part of a demonstration showing opposition for a bill that would force libraries to remove and relocate content considered to be obscene. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) —About 1,000 silent protesters read from their books in front…

Fargo Commissioner Wants Commission Approval For Any City Staff Overtime Pay

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Commissioner Dave Piepkorn wants any city staff overtime to be approved ahead of time by the commission. He referred to a Forum article over the weekend about the city paying out over $31 million in overtime in the past decade. Piepkorn says one employee made $80,000 in overtime in one year and says overtime needs…

Gov. Tim Walz Tells Podcast Host He Is Open To Running For President

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Tim Walz says he’s open to running for president in 2028. The Democrat made the comments to editor David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour podcast….

Greenpeace gave intel, supplies, training to Dakota Access Pipeline protests, testimony shows

DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace provided supplies, intel and training to demonstrators who spent months camping near the Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing in south central North Dakota, employees said in video testimony played to a Morton County jury on Friday. The organization brought supplies like tents, power tools, a van equipped with solar…

Greenpeace asks North Dakota Supreme Court to move Dakota Access Pipeline trial to Fargo

Exterior of the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan on Feb. 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace has asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to move its Dakota Access Pipeline defamation case out of Morton County, arguing the jury is incapable of rendering a fair verdict. The request is the culmination of multiple unsuccessful attempts…

Multiple bills honor North Dakota veterans this session

The POW/MIA flag waves in the wind outside of the Capitol in Bismarck on Feb. 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — The North Dakota Legislature is handling a number of bills to honor veterans this session, including seven to name roads and bridges after fallen North Dakota soldiers, and others that highlight current military…