Politics & Elections

North Dakota Gov. Burgum Announces Plans to Seek Reelection

BISMARCK, N.D.--Gov. Doug Burgum has announced his plans to seek reelection in 2020. In a video announcement posted on YouTube Thursday, Burgum highlights accomplishments since he and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford took office three years ago. Burgum says they…

Lawmaker Ignores Call to Give Up Position after Omar Post

BISMARCK, N.D.--The North Dakota Senate's top Republican says a fellow state senator is refusing to step down from a leadership position after posting a long-debunked photo that claims to be Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar holding a weapon at an…

Warren and Sanders Stockpile Millions More than 2020 Rivals

WASHINGTON--Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren don't just lead the Democratic presidential primary in fundraising. They've stockpiled millions more than their rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders held $33.7 million cash-on-hand on his third-quarter fundraising report. Warren had $25.7…

F-M Kurds Respond to Nightmare Situation in Syria

"I'm waking up with nightmares, what's happening to people, because we are seeing what's happening to people. We are seeing kids turned to pieces. It's a huge pain." said Dr. Azad Berwari, a Kurdish Activist…

UND Student Appointed to Seat after Lawmaker's Resignation

GRAND FORKS, N.D.--A University of North Dakota political science major has been chosen to fill a Grand Forks House seat left open by the Republican incumbent who resigned to take a job in Minnesota. Twenty-one-year-old Claire Cory was chosen by…

Police Made One Arrest and One Citation at Trump Rally Protest

MINNEAPOLIS--Minneapolis police made one arrest and issued one citation during protests outside a campaign rally by President Donald Trump. Police say the arrest was for damage to property and the citation was for disorderly conduct. Several thousand people protested outside…

Prince Estate Slams Trump's Use of 'Purple Rain' at Rally

MINNEAPOLIS--The estate of musical legend Prince is objecting to President Donald Trump's use of a Prince song before a campaign rally in Minneapolis Thursday night. The Trump campaign played Prince's "Purple Rain'' as the audience at the rally waited for…

Cass County Commission Remembers Vern Bennett

FARGO, N.D. -- "He was very intelligent, and he a great sense of humor; he was always well read and well prepared for these meetings," Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling. For one of the…

Josh Gallion to Seek Second Term as North Dakota Auditor

BISMARCK, N.D.--North Dakota Auditor Joshua Gallion says he will seek re-election. Gallion says he will make a formal announcement on Thursday at Republican Party headquarters in Bismarck and Fargo. The state auditor's office inspects the books of government agencies and…

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