Peggy Flanagan/FacebookST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate. Flanagan made the announcement on social media saying she is running to take Minnesota values to D.C. She also says a Native American woman has never won a seat in the U.S. Senate and she believes she can change that. Flanagan, a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP/FOX) — Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become Interior Secretary in the second Trump Administration. The Republican was confirmed by a vote of 79-18. Burgum served as governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2024. He also launched a presidential bid for the 2024 election in June 2023, where…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/FOX) — The Senate voted 78–20 to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for a final confirmation vote. That isn’t expected until Thursday. Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January. He told lawmakers that national security issues and the economy were his two…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation aimed at combatting the drug trade within indigenous communities. The junior Senator from Minnesota has partnered with Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana to create the PROTECT Act. The goal is to give tribal nations more power in pursuing drug cases. Right now, tribal law enforcement is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another debate between North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer and his Democratic opponent Katrina Christiansen is planned for Wednesday night. Prairie Public will air the debate at 7 p.m. Christiansen has just released polling data claiming to cut Cramer’s lead to just 9% with Cramer at 49% of likely voters to Christiansen’s 40%. The poll by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A framework has been released for the ongoing farm bill negotiations. Sen. John Hoeven says it strengthens the farm safety net, improves crop insurance affordability, expands producer access to credit and keeps conservation programs voluntary and farmer-friendly. It also increases premium subsidies for the Supplemental Coverage Option to 80% and raises the top coverage level to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide this June whether to prevent people from running for Congress if they’re old enough to turn 81 during their House or Senate term. A signature drive has succeeded in adding the question to the ballot, Secretary of State Michael Howe’s office announced Friday, and while some legal scholars say the state…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — Sen. Kevin Cramer is seeking reelection. In a video released Thursday, the first-term Republican senator announced his plans. He was first elected in 2018 in a closely watched race against then-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in North Dakota. Cramer, a staunch Donald Trump ally, held North Dakota’s single seat in the U.S. House…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KQDS/KFGO) — Republican Joe Fraser has jumped into the race for U.S. Senate in Minnesota and hopes to take on Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the fall. He is on a statewide media tour including a stop this morning in Duluth and tonight in Moorhead at 6 p.m. in front of the Clay County Courthouse. Fraser is a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A potato farmer and former North Dakota state senator is running for the U.S. House seat held by Rep. Kelly Armstrong. Tom Campbell of Grafton previously ran for the seat in 2018 after switching from the state’s U.S. Senate race. But he withdrew before the crowded GOP primary election that year. Armstrong is running for governor…
