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    April 16, 2018
    Former FBI Director James Comey attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new FBI facility in Williston, N.D., with state and congressional leaders in June 2016. Comey was fired by President Donald Trump this week. Photo courtesy of FBI
    Heitkamp: Comey interview underscores need to protect Mueller
    Former FBI Director James Comey's first major interview since his firing by President Donald Trump aired on Sunday night. The interview, in which...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 16, 2018 - 9:07pm
    April 14, 2018
    U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations against Syria while in the Mediterranean Sea. Ford Williams / Courtesy of the U.S. Navy
    Trump's Syria strike wins N.D., Minn. leaders' backing, but will the next one?
    Many North Dakota and Minnesota leaders have endorsed President Donald Trump's early Saturday airstrikes against Syria — a move they said...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 14, 2018 - 1:49pm
    April 11, 2018
    President Donald Trump speaks Sept. 6, 2017, at the Tesoro Refinery in Mandan, N.D. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Heitkamp-backed anti-human trafficking bill signed by Trump
    BISMARCK—President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation backed by North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp aimed at cracking...
    newsApril 11, 2018 - 4:57pm
    April 10, 2018
    Heitkamp holds financial lead in North Dakota's Senate race
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., won the first quarter of 2018 and holds the cash-on-hand lead for fundraising in North Dakota's U.S. Senate race, according to fundraising figures released by the campaigns of both Heitkamp and her opponent, Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. Heitkamp's campaign...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 10, 2018 - 8:36pm
    Rep. Collin Peterson, D.-Minn. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Peterson: Work mandate for food stamps imperils next farm bill
    FARGO — Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said a Republican push to expand work requirements for a food assistance program has brought farm...
    business/agricultureApril 10, 2018 - 6:47pm
    March 26, 2018
    Amber Alerts to be expanded into Indian Country
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill that expands child abduction warnings to Indian reservations in the nation has passed the U.S. Senate and is on...
    newsMarch 26, 2018 - 5:49pm
    March 21, 2018
    U.S. Senate passes bill aimed at sex trafficking websites
    WASHINGTON—A bill aimed at websites that host sex trafficking ads is headed to President Donald Trump's desk. The U.S. Senate passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act Wednesday with a vote of 97-2, sending it to the president's desk for his signature. The bill would amend...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 21, 2018 - 7:42pm
    March 13, 2018
    Senators divided on Trump's fired secretary of state
    GRAND FORKS—Senators from Minnesota and North Dakota are split on the road ahead after President Donald Trump's Monday announcement that he is firing Rex Tillerson, his administration's secretary of state.
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 13, 2018 - 9:48pm
    March 10, 2018
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    N.D. Republicans wary of Trump's tariffs while Minn.'s Smith celebrates
    GRAND FORKS—North Dakota's Republican leaders in Washington, often content with President Donald Trump's policy decisions, took a different...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 10, 2018 - 4:54pm
    In a photo provided by the South Korean government, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, right, meets with South Korean envoys in Pyongyang, the capital, on Monday, March 5, 2018. Kim told the envoys that his country is willing to begin negotiations with the U.S. on abandoning its nuclear weapons and that it would suspend all nuclear and missile tests while engaged in such talks, South Korean officials said on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (The Blue House via The New York Times / New York Times copyright 2018)
    Congressional leaders have cautious optimism for Trump-North Korea talks
    GRAND FORKS — Minnesota and North Dakota leaders are cautiously open to President Donald Trump's plans to meet with North Korean leader...
    newsMarch 10, 2018 - 4:24pm
    March 3, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Fighting Rural Opioid Abuse
    North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp's plan to curb opioid abuse in rural North Dakota. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get the...
    newsMarch 3, 2018 - 8:30am
    February 22, 2018
    U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer speaks at a policy summit hosted by the Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at the Avalon Events Center in Fargo. David Samson / The Forum
    'No reason' for inaction: Minn., N.D. leaders add to gun debate
    WASHINGTON—Last week's school shooting in Parkland, Fla., left 17 dead and has since evoked uncommon political attention from politicians—from...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 22, 2018 - 8:56pm
    February 17, 2018
    Trump budget cuts crop insurance and heating, boosts military and infrastructure
    GRAND FORKS, N.D.—A long list of potential funding cuts proposed by President Donald Trump could target programs that serve North Dakotans and Minnesotans, Congress members said this week. But the U.S. lawmakers don't think the president's budget—at least in its entirety—will...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 17, 2018 - 10:03am
    February 14, 2018
    Cattle linger in the background of a manure pile in Stutsman County, N.D., on Feb. 14, 2018. A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Feb. 13, 2018, would exempt livestock producers from reporting releases of livestock emissions. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Legislation would exempt livestock producers from emissions reporting
    WASHINGTON — A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would permanently exclude livestock producers from having to report animal waste emissions....
    business/agricultureFebruary 14, 2018 - 2:10pm
    January 29, 2018
    Here's who MN, ND leaders are bringing to Trump's State of the Union
    WASHINGTON—When Donald Trump addresses the nation on Tuesday night, Jan. 30, lawmakers from Minnesota and North Dakota will be listening carefully for the president's vision—and from a look at the guest list, some are looking to make statements of their own. Here's a look...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 29, 2018 - 5:33pm
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