Politics & Elections

Spicer Out, Scarmucci in as WH Communications Director

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly named White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went right to work answering journalists' questions after getting the job. Scaramucci entered the White House press briefing room with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who now has the position of…

Federal Judge Refuses To Halt Tribal Primary Election

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal judge has refused to delay a primary election on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. A tribal election commission had declared Archie Fool Bear ineligible for office because he allegedly owes the tribe money. Fool Bear…

North Dakota Senators Speak Out on New GOP Health Care Bill

  NATIONAL -- Republican Sen. John Hoeven says he needs more time to evaluate a revamped GOP health care bill. The reworked bill pushed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seeks conservative support by letting insurers sell low-premium policies with skimpy…

Minnesota Suing CenturyLink for Allegedly Overbilling Customers

  MINNESOTA -- Minnesota is suing CenturyLink for allegedly over billing customers after quoting lower rates. Attorney General Lori Swanson filed the lawsuit in Anoka County District Court. It argues that the Louisiana-based company has frequently charged people higher monthly…

Judge Jon Jensen Appointed to North Dakota Supreme Court

BISMARCK, ND -- Gov. Burgum has appointed Judge Jon Jensen to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Jensen will fill the vacancy left by Justice Carole Kapsner who is resigning on July 31 after serving on the bench since 1998. Jensen…

City of St. Anthony Ends Policing for Falcon Heights

  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- The City of St. Anthony will end its policing contract with Falcon Heights. St. Anthony Officer Jeronimo Yanez stopped Philando Castile in Falcon Heights last July, a traffic stop that ended with Yanez fatally shooting…

North Dakota Governor's Mansion Up for Grabs

  BISMARCK, ND -- Want to live in a governor's mansion without being elected? North Dakota wants to save the current governor's mansion but it needs to be moved by September to make way for the new $5 million mansion.…

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