BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 23 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * 6 months in, Trump Administration Marred with Chaos, Cruelty, and Corruption. FARGO - Today marks six months of Donald Trump's final term as president. Already his presidency has been marred with controversy, angst, and wide-spread protest. Rep. Karla Rose Hanson (D-Fargo) remarked, "Chaos, cruelty and corruption are rampant in this administration. President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Parental Leave and Compensation for Miscarriages and Stillbirths * Washington, DC -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving Mothers and Fathers Act, or HEALING Mothers and Fat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Chairs EPW Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing, Discusses Regulatory Reforms, Safe Routes to School * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, held a hearing on the development of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. The hearing focused spec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * DOD Raises Ceiling of Contract with General Dynamics for Vital Work in Grand Forks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced it has increased the size of its contract with General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company, by $34,273,921 to reflect growing numbers of test activities and missile track fusion work performed at Grand Forks and other sites for the S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak advocates for PHMSA reforms at Energy Subcommittee hearing * Washington, D.C. - At an Energy Subcommittee hearing on pipeline safety policy, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) called for faster training programs for state pipeline inspectors and the revival of key pipeline safety demonstration programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Her que more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak discusses rural health care, Medicaid, landowner rights, and education funding at fourth Fedorchak Forum * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) hosted her fourth statewide Fedorchak Forum Monday, offering North Dakotans a direct opportunity to engage with her on a variety of topics. Fedorchak recognized callers in the order their calls were received and answered  more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 24 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak Flees D.C. to Avoid Vote on Releasing the Epstein Files FARGO - House Republicans are canceling several votes before the August recess to avoid Democrats' legislation on releasing the Epstein files. Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn said, "Julie Fedorchak and House Republicans had time to kick millions of Americans off their health insurance and skyrocket the national d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Names Christa Kiedrowski as Regional Director In Bismarck * BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that Christa Kiedrowski will serve as his regional director for the south-central region of North Dakota. Based in Hoeven's Bismarck office, Kiedrowski will manage outreach to 10 counties, helping with the senator's efforts to assist constituents, businesses and community leade more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Cramer, Fedorchak Request Major Disaster Declaration Following Tornadoes in North Dakota * WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak today supported Governor Kelly Armstrong's request for a major disaster declaration following the destructive derecho storm that impacted North Dakota on June 20-21, 2025. The delegation requested that the Trump ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Cramer: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Nomination of Nick Chase to Be U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer today announced that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Nicholas W. Chase to serve as United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota. The senators recommended that more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: 119th Wing in the Fight Every Day, Need New $33 Million Headquarters to Better Support Operations * Facility Will Bring Happy Hooligan Leadership, Support and Training Personnel Under Single Roof, Strengthening Reaper & RTS Operations FARGO, N.D.- Senator John Hoeven today announced efforts to build a new $33 million headquarters for the North Dakota Air National Guard's (NDANG) 119th  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Releases Interior Department Letter Opposing GOP Effort to Overturn Public Land Protections * Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a letter from the Department of the Interior (DOI) that rebukes House Republicans' unprecedented attempt to roll back long-term land management plans in Alaska, North Dakota, and Montana throug more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Let's Honor the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' US Olympic Team with Congressional Gold Medals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Forty-five years ago, at the Lake Placid Olympic Games, a team of young American hockey players took the ice and achieved the impossible, winning against the seemingly unbeatable Soviet Union National Team. The Soviets were four-time defending Olympic gold medalists, stacked with sea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- NACCO Natural Resources Corporation has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, advocating for significant regulatory reforms that impact coal mining operations in the United States. The letter highlights the challenges faced by NACCO's subsidiary, North American Coal, LLC, which operates surface coal mines across several states, including Mississippi, North Dakota, and Texas. In its letter, NACCO expresses concern over the increased time more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Alsobrooks Co-Chairs Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Yesterday, Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), co-chaired the Subcommittee hearing: "The Road Ahead: Proposals to Improve America's Transportation Infrastructure." Managing Director more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Releases Interior Department Letter Opposing GOP Effort to Overturn Public Land Protections Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a letter from the Department of the Interior (DOI) that rebukes House Republicans' unprecedented attempt to roll back long-term land management plans in Alask more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * SCOTUS Grants Native American Voters a Stay in Major Voting Rights Case * Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court moved to protect fair representation for Native American voters in North Dakota, a major victory for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Spirit Lake Nation, and the individual Native American voters who brought this lawsuit and won a trial victory only more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on July 24, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. NOMINEES a. Kurt Alme, to be United States Attorney for the District of Montana b. Nicholas Chase, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota c. Lesley Murphy, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska d. Jeanine Pirro, to be United States Attorney for the District of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a public comment letter from a coalition of state officials expressing strong support for the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWPs) under the Clean Water Act. The states involved include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the A more ST

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 26 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Expert explains recent 'close call' between a SkyWest jet and a U.S. Air Force jet By Chelsea Seeber Just months after a deadly collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in Washington, D.C., the FAA is investigating another serious aviation incident in North Dakota. On July 18, a SkyWest commercial airliner narrowly avoided a collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 jet. Virg more PR