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    File photo. Former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic candidate for president, speaks at a campaign event in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, June 11, 2019. (Rachel Mummey/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
    Joe Biden suggests he has raised nearly $20 million for his White House bid
    Joe Biden told supporters at a Manhattan fundraiser Monday night, June 17, that his presidential campaign has raised money from 360,000 donors,...
    news/government-and-politics5 hours 22 min ago
    File photo. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar makes a joke about the snowfall on the day she made her presidential bid announcement during her campaign stop at Atomic Coffee in downtown Fargo on Thursday, June 6. David Samson / The Forum
    Klobuchar releases 'first 100 days' list
    As other presidential candidates continue to release dozens of policy papers on a variety of topics, Sen.
    news/government-and-politics6 hours 5 min ago
    June 17, 2019
    Jason Kenney, premier of Alberta, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on May 2, 2019. Bloomberg photo by David Kawai
    Pipeline decision puts Canada's Justin Trudeau in political peril
    For more than five years, the Trans Mountain pipeline project has divided Canadians, igniting widespread protests, an interprovincial feud and...
    news/worldJune 17, 2019 - 8:26am
    June 16, 2019
    Joshua Boschee
    Little interest, so far, in ND governor's race
    BISMARCK — By historical standards, it’s a little early to be talking about the North Dakota governor’s race. At this point in the 2016...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 16, 2019 - 7:30am
    June 15, 2019
    Letter to the editor: Shaw’s column was inaccurate in points made
    As vice chairman of the House Special Committee on Ethics, I’m writing in response to the recent editorial authored by Jim Shaw titled “The unethical implementation of the ethics measure.” It’s unfortunate this continues to be necessary, but the four points made in the...
    opinion/lettersJune 15, 2019 - 6:50am
    June 12, 2019
    Former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic candidate for president, speaks at a campaign event in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, June 11, 2019. Biden and President Donald Trump both traveled to the key early voting state of Iowa on Tuesday, trading attacks in sharply personal terms and giving the country a preview of what a general election match-up between the two men might look like. (Rachel Mummey/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
    Joe Biden delivers scathing address on Trump, and the president fires back
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden ridiculed one another in the harshest terms they've used so far, significantly...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 12, 2019 - 8:02am
    June 11, 2019
    The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., on April 8, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer
    Trump renews Fed attack, saying interest rates 'way too high'
    President Donald Trump on Tuesday, June 11, slammed the Federal Reserve for high interest rates in a tweet, complaining the euro and other currencies...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 11, 2019 - 12:25pm
    Former EPA leaders to question agency's direction under Trump
    WASHINGTON - Several past leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency, including officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations,...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 11, 2019 - 11:29am
    Districts 29 Dem-NPL set event
    The District 29 Dem-NPL will host a “What’s at Stake?” steak fry at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Sertoma Shelter in McElroy Park in Jamestown. Sen. Joan Heckaman, Dem-NPL minority leader from New Rockford, will provide a recap of the legislative session as well as insight...
    community/nonprofitsJune 11, 2019 - 6:51am
    GOP District 12 holds meeting
    GOP District 12 had its reorganization meeting. The following are the officers: Chairperson Delores Rath; Vice Chairman Truman Haut; Vice Chairwoman Marlene Axtman; Secretary Bev Schaack; Treasurer Dan Vainonen; members at large: Chuck Axtman, Alex Looysen, Bernie Satrum, Jim Grueneich,...
    community/nonprofitsJune 11, 2019 - 6:51am
    Letter to the editor: Time to set the record straight on state auditor’s office
    The Legislature has been challenged on its oversight of the state auditor’s office, and the time has come to set the record straight.
    opinion/lettersJune 11, 2019 - 6:49am
    June 10, 2019
    Ruth Buffalo celebrates after being sworn in Dec. 3 to serve in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Lea Black Photography / Special to The Forum
    'We are a voice': Native Americans diving into local politics amid national momentum
    FARGO — Waylon Pretends Eagle wasn’t planning on running for treasurer of North Dakota’s Democratic Party. But as nominations for the executive...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 10, 2019 - 7:00am
    June 6, 2019
    Forum New Service columnist Mike McFeely
    McFeely: Klobuchar is smart, tough, effective but is she too 'bread and butter?'
    Amy Klobuchar is presidential timber. She's experienced, smart, tough, effective, capable of being bipartisan, likable, measured. All the things...
    opinion/columnsJune 6, 2019 - 7:45pm
    May 25, 2019
    Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report Thursday, April 18. Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount
    Barr could expose secrets, politicize intelligence with review of Russia probe, current and former officials fear
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's new executive order giving the attorney general broad authority to declassify government secrets threatens...
    news/nationMay 25, 2019 - 9:24am
    May 23, 2019
    Letter to the editor: Legislators had the time to read auditor bill
    When you hear a state legislator’s statements that he or she wasn’t aware of what was in Senate Bill 2004, which strips the North Dakota state auditor of his ability to do independent audits, consider these facts. I am a former member of the North Dakota House, served as a...
    opinion/lettersMay 23, 2019 - 6:46am
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