Amid Heitkamp’s Speculated Departure, North Dakota Girds for ‘Immediate...
Democrats seemed poised to lose a critical seat in the U.S. Senate when North Dakota’s lone congressional Democrat ascended in Trump tower’s much-photographed golden elevator last month for a...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Former Oil CEO, Putin Ally to Helm State Department
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rex Tillerson as the nation’s secretary of state despite concerns on both sides of the aisle about the former ExxonMobil CEO’s ties to Russia. The Senate voted 56...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Blast GOP Over Medicare-for-All ‘Gimmick’ Vote
Marking what Senate Democrats called a new low in politics, a Republican senator on Thursday advanced a plan to insure all Americans—with the singular goal of trolling Democrats. Sen. Steve Daines...
View ArticleWill Congress Do Something About Missing, Murdered Native Women?
Congressional legislation introduced last week aims to improve the federal response to the crisis of missing and murdered Native women. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) on October 5 introduced Savanna’s Act,...
View ArticleStates Inch Closer to Better Reporting on Violence Against Native Women
The hard work of Native advocates and leaders to call attention to the ongoing problem of missing and murdered Native women in the United States may finally be gaining traction. In states across the...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Does the Susan B. Anthony List Stand For? Certainly Not for Women
In 2010, pundits declared it “The Year of the Woman” yet somehow by the end of the political cycle there were fewer female congresswomen than ever before. The 2010 cycle was also the first cycle of...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Senate Candidate Remains Quiet on “Life In Prison” Abortion Vote
North Dakota Congressman Rick Berg’s 2007 vote to make an abortion a crime with it a life sentence hasn’t become a key campaign talking point. To Berg, however, that makes sense. According to him, most...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Senate Race Up in the Air as Polls Show Competing Numbers
Recent polling conducted by North Dakota’s largest newspaper shows a senate race with one candidate sporting a potentially insurmountable lead. North Dakota Congressman Rick Berg and former Attorney...
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