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    September 13, 2017
    Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota candidate for U.S. Senate, stands with her brother and KFGO radio personality Joel Heitkamp in downtown Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Port: Heidi Heitkamp announces re-election campaign everyone already knew about
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp has already raised millions upon millions of dollars in the 2018 election cycle (mostly from out-of-state contributors),...
    opinionSeptember 13, 2017 - 12:02pm
    September 6, 2017
    Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel leading the Russia investigation, leaves the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2017. Hundreds of fake Facebook accounts and pages apparently operated out of Russia bought $100,000 in political ads on Facebook during the presidential campaign in 2016, the company disclosed on Sept. 6, 2017. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
    Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election
    WASHINGTON - Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it has discovered it sold ads during the U.S. presidential...
    newsSeptember 6, 2017 - 9:25pm
    August 30, 2017
    Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon talks to Becker County election officials at a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Becker County Courthouse. Nathan Bowe / Forum News Service
    Are our elections secure? Minnesota's in better shape than most states
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—With the CIA and the FBI agreeing that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump, many...
    newsAugust 30, 2017 - 2:20pm
    August 22, 2017
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    Amon wins special school board election
    WILLMAR — Mary Amon, a Willmar physician, has been elected to the Willmar School Board. Amon handily won in a special election Tuesday....
    newsAugust 22, 2017 - 8:28pm
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune file photo
    Special election today in Willmar School District
    WILLMAR — Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in a special election for the Willmar School Board. Voting will take place...
    news/localAugust 22, 2017 - 5:55am
    August 10, 2017
    Supporters cheer as voting returns came in at Donald Trump’s election night event, at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, Nov. 8, 2016. Trump was elected in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign.. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
    In new poll, half of Republicans say they would support postponing 2020 election if Trump proposed it
    Critics of President Donald Trump have repeatedly warned of his potential to undermine American democracy. Among the concerns are his repeated...
    newsAugust 10, 2017 - 8:51pm
    August 5, 2017
    Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi(D-CA) speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2017, condemning president Trump's tweets stating that he plans to limit the ability of transgender people to serve in the military. (Alex Edelman/Zuma Press/TNS)
    Democrats begin to see Pelosi as a 2018 problem
    newsAugust 5, 2017 - 9:32am
    July 28, 2017
    John Delaney (D-Maryland) Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons
    More than 1,100 days before election, Congressman becomes first Democrat to declare 2020 presidential run
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative John Delaney became the first Democrat to formally enter the 2020 presidential campaign to challenge Republican...
    newsJuly 28, 2017 - 2:24pm
    July 19, 2017
    Voters prefer Democrats even as Republicans are more motivated to vote, new poll shows
    A new Washington Post-ABC News poll offers conflicting forecasts for the 2018 midterm elections, with voters clearly preferring Democrats in...
    newsJuly 19, 2017 - 9:30am
    June 23, 2017
    Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with journalists following a live nationwide broadcast call-in in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
    Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault
    WASHINGTON - Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA,...
    newsJune 23, 2017 - 7:23am
    May 26, 2017
    Representative elect Greg Gianforte accepts the crowds congratulations during his victory speech after winning the special congressional election in Bozeman, Montana May 25, 2017, during a special congressional election called after former Rep. Ryan Zinke was appointed to lead the Interior Department. REUTERS/Colter Petersonplay button
    Gianforte wins Montana special election, apologizes for attacking reporter
    BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana Republican Greg Gianforte narrowly beat a political novice to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives...
    newsMay 26, 2017 - 6:14am
    May 25, 2017
    A still image taken from video shows Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte speaking to voters while campaigning for a special election in Missoula, Montana, U.S. May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Justin Mitchell
    Fox News crew 'watched in disbelief' as Montana's Greg Gianforte 'slammed' and 'punched' reporter
    A Fox News reporter provided a vivid eyewitness account late Wednesday of an attack on a reporter by Montana Republican congressional candidate...
    newsMay 25, 2017 - 7:29am
    May 24, 2017
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    Port: Democrats already running campaign commercials on behalf of Heidi Heitkamp
    “You may not have noticed it…but the North Dakota Senate campaign for the 2018 cycle has already begun,” I wrote back on April 1.
    opinionMay 24, 2017 - 8:33am
    May 19, 2017
    Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner and Detroit Lakes native, is running for Minnesota governor is 2018. Submitted photo
    Capitol Chatter: Johnson looks to buck history in governor race
    ST. PAUL — This is not good news for Jeff Johnson, or anyone else who has lost a governor's race and wants a second chance. "Only a handful...
    newsMay 19, 2017 - 1:10pm
    May 8, 2017
    Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at the Polk County Democrats Spring Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 7. Rachel Mummey for The Washington Post.
    Dems--including Amy Klobuchar--start making 2020 moves, and the base starts making demands
    DES MOINES, Iowa - Like others who spoke at a Democratic Party fundraiser here, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said that so much has changed nationwide...
    newsMay 8, 2017 - 6:54am
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