WASHINGTON D.C. (KVRR) — Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands. Burgum stated that the U.S. would need to leverage the development of fossil fuels and other energy sources in order to promote world…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven and Sen. Kevin Cramer have introduced a resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison football team on winning its 10th NCAA Division I FCS national championship title since 2011. The senators complemented the resolution with remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate recognizing the Bison’s long record of excellence. They…
Vice President Kamala Harris hands the certification for Virginia to teller Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College votes, affirming President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings…
Hunter Biden (AP)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members. The Democratic president had previously said he would not…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “North Dakota’s going to flourish, and our economy is going to flourish under the Trump administration and the new folks we’ve got coming here in North Dakota.” During the campaign, Governor Doug Burgum was linked up with the Trump campaign, even being floated as a potential running mate for the President-Elect. Now he is being linked…
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) MN’s 7th Congressional DistrictWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Minnesota on Tuesday. Fischbach is a former state senator who rose to become Senate president. She also served as Minnesota’s lieutenant governor in 2018. She defeated a 30-year incumbent when she first won election to Congress in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared winners Tuesday in some states where polls had just closed, and in some cases before any votes had been released. How is that possible? While hotly contested races that take hours or days to count may attract the most attention, the AP for decades has called landslide or uncontested races at poll closing time. That’s what happened…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – The final KSTP/Survey USA poll before the election shows Vice President Kamala Harris with an eight-point lead over former President Donald Trump in Minnesota. 51% of respondents support Harris while 43% back Trump. 3% are undecided and 2% prefer another candidate. The survey indicates Harris and Trump are now tied at 48% among men and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – A woman from Itasca County is accused of trying to vote for her dead mother in this year’s election. According to prosecutors, 40-year-old Danielle Miller of rural Nashwauk is charged with three felonies. The Itasca County Auditor’s Office says it received signed ballots from Miller and her mother, Rose Javorina, on Oct. 7, but Javorina died…
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)WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The content, which includes baseless accusations about…
