North Dakota

Takeaways: How Trump’s possible VP pick shifted on LGBTQ+ issues as his presidential bid neared

North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is little-known on the national stage but is now a top choice to be former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate.

Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president

Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go

Takeaways: A possible Trump VP pick grapples with supporting a CO2 pipeline

A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House

Donald Trump’s GOP allies show up in force in hush money trial

Donald Trump’s GOP allies have shown up in force at his hush money trial, serving as his voice to criticize the process and people while Trump himself is under a gag order. (AP Video: Joseph B. Frederick, John Minchillo, Ted Shaffrey)

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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott endorses Trump ahead of the New Hampshire primary

US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son makes court appearance after crash that killed North Dakota deputy

Five Republicans qualify for third 2024 presidential primary debate

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Former North Dakota lawmaker to plead guilty to traveling to pay for sex with minor

A former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor.

Here’s a look at Trump’s VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short

Donald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before, or perhaps at, next month’s Republican National Convention.

North Dakota voters just approved an age limit for congressional candidates. What’s next?

North Dakota voters have just approved a ballot initiative that bars anyone who would be 81 years old during his or her U.S.

In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House

U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor, while longtime public utilities regulator Julie Fedorchak has finished first in a rambunctious GOP race for the House seat he will vacate.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota’s state primaries

While possible Republican vice presidential hopeful Doug Burgum travels the country campaigning for former President Donald Trump, the race to succeed him as North Dakota governor tops the list of contests voters will decide in statewide and local primaries.

Judge won’t block North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced pending a court challenge, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect in April 2023 can keep getting the care, according to a judge’s ruling released Wednesday.

School boards group backs out of teacher exchange program amid ex-North Dakota lawmaker’s charges

A North Dakota school boards group has returned $142,000 to the state and ended its role with a teacher exchange program after charges last fall against a former North Dakota lawmaker accused of traveling to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor.

Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it

Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they stumbled across a T. rex bone poking out of the ground.

Man tied to former North Dakota lawmaker sentenced to 40 years for child sexual abuse images

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a North Dakota man to 40 years in prison in connection with child sexual abuse images.

At North Carolina’s GOP convention, governor candidate Robinson energizes Republicans for election

North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson delivered a speech focused on the economy and education at the NCGOP Convention’s Old North State Dinner in Greensboro Saturday.

Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump’s felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is assailing the hush money trial case against Donald Trump as a “sham,” the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court and attack the U.S. justice system.

Voting Rights Act weighs heavily in North Dakota’s attempt to revisit redistricting decision it won

Months after it won a lawsuit over legislative boundaries, North Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the victory.

Judge orders community service, fine for North Dakota lawmaker tied to building controversy

A North Dakota judge on Thursday ordered a state lawmaker to complete 250 hours of community service with the homeless and pay a $2,500 fine after a jury convicted him of a misdemeanor in connection with a controversial state-leased building he has an ownership in.

North Dakota state rep found guilty of misdemeanor charge tied to budget votes and building

A jury has convicted a North Dakota lawmaker of a conflict-of-interest crime related to budget bills he voted on and a state-leased building he has ownership ties to.

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall.

Wild horses to remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.

Federal money eyed for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota

Supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota are welcoming federal legislation that would help cover the construction costs of the library and to showcase artifacts of the 26th president.

Police called in to North Dakota state forensic examiner’s office before her firing

North Dakota’s state forensic examiner was fired earlier this month during an episode that drew law enforcement officers to her office in Bismarck.

Lockdown lifts at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota after report of a single gunshot

A lockdown prompted by a report of a gunshot at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota has lifted.

Lloyd Omdahl, a former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist, dies at 93

Former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist Lloyd Omdahl has died at 93. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Omdahl was the last Democrat to serve as lieutenant governor in North Dakota.

Former Miss America runs again for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat in a crowded GOP primary

The race for North Dakota’s next U.S. House member is a crowded one. Candidates include little-known ones, a longtime state officeholder, a former state lawmaker and a former Miss America.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools

Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation heading to Republican Gov.

Party conventions open in North Dakota with GOP divided and Democrats searching for candidates

North Dakota’s two main political parties will gather this week for their state conventions in Fargo. They face very different challenges.

Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit

North Dakota lawmakers expecting a legal challenge to a congressional age limit, if passed through a ballot initiative in the June election.

Long-shot Democrat ends campaign for North Dakota governor

A long-shot candidate for North Dakota governor has ended his campaign. Travis Hipsher, a little-known Democrat from Neche, said Sunday he is ending his campaign.

Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary

President Joe Biden has won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary.

Thought to be gone forever, long-sought emails of late North Dakota attorney general emerge

Thousands of emails of North Dakota’s late attorney general, Wayne Stenehjem, have been released by his successor.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary

Voting ends Saturday in North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary, with President Joe Biden looking to add the state’s handful of delegates to his insurmountable lead for his party’s nomination.

Former state senator Tom Campbell drops bid for North Dakota’s single U.S. House seat

A former North Dakota Republican state senator has ended his campaign for the state’s only U.S. House seat.

Democratic state senator files paperwork for North Dakota gubernatorial bid

A Democratic state senator in North Dakota has filed paperwork for a campaign to run for governor. Merrill Piepkorn, of Fargo, did not confirm his candidacy.