The North Dakota Republican Party will hold its 2026 State Convention at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot on March 28-29, with early registration and a social event scheduled for the evening of March 27. Chairman Matthew Simon announced the convention[...]
Tag: Partisan Politics
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What to Watch in Minot’s 2026 Legislative Races
2026 will be an important election year for the city of Minot. This column will not address the mayoral race because it is supposed to be a nonpartisan race. The jury is out on whether or not nonpartisanship will be fact or[...]
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On This Day | The Editorials of the Moment
There are now no less than ten states in the union where women vote on equal terms with men. They are Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Utah, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado and Michigan. Besides these there are twenty-one states where women have incomplete[...]
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Port: Gov. Tim Walz should resign
Political systems are supposed to reward competence, but they’re far better at rewarding survival. Party loyalty, fear of giving the other side an opening, and tribal reflexes often keep leaders in place long after their performance has failed the public. Minnesota’s recent[...]
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Port: This will be a pivotal election for North Dakota
Rob Port with InForum reads the tea leaves in this political commentary, and what he sees is an important election. It won’t feature high-profile races for governor or U.S. Senate, but beneath that quiet surface may be a major turning point. With[...]
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On This Day | This is Starting to Sound Familiar
The tragedy of the Republican administration is that so many of the Republicans now in power in Washington have spent most of the last 20 years standing around criticizing the Democrats that apparently this pastime has, like a narcotic, formed a habit[...]
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Pentagon investigates Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he appears in video blasted by Trump
A political firestorm erupted this week after the Defense Department said it was reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly, following a video in which he and other Democratic veterans reminded service members they must refuse illegal orders. The inquiry[...]
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Port: An embarrassing display of impotence
North Dakota’s Republican Party is facing a rift of its own making, and District 6 has become the latest stage. Local leaders voted to censure Rep. Dick Anderson for opposing a symbolic resolution targeting same-sex marriage, but Anderson—censured once before and easily[...]
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Trump says Democrats’ video message to military is ‘seditious behavior’ punishable by death
As political tensions continue to climb, a new clash erupted Thursday after President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of “sedition” for urging U.S. service members to reject unlawful orders. The lawmakers — all military or intelligence veterans — had released a[...]
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Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political
For over a century, college accreditation has quietly determined which schools can offer federal financial aid to students—a bureaucratic process most people never think about until it suddenly becomes a political battleground. This summer, six Southern states broke away to form their[...]
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Port: It’s over. Nobody wins.
The government shutdown may be ending in Washington, but for thousands of North Dakotans who buy their own health insurance, the real crisis hasn’t budged an inch. Farmers, ranchers, and small-business owners are still staring down steep premium hikes with no long-term[...]
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On This Day | A Political Platform You Can Stick Your Fork Into
Flint’s political prerogatives comprise a series of caprices designed to win enough votes to defeat his more serious minded opponents. Being a job printer, he draws his own campaign cards and prints them himself. [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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Former Republican lawmaker challenges North Dakota law on false political ads
A former North Dakota lawmaker is taking aim at one of the state’s political guardrails. Brandon Prichard, a controversial figure known for his hard-edged attacks on fellow Republicans, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn North Dakota’s corrupt practices law —[...]
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Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Standoff.” Democrats continue to hold basic government operations hostage in an effort to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and prove Milton Friedman’s dictum that nothing is as permanent as a temporary[...]
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Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Obamacare Standoff
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform.” American entrepreneurs fuel this country through resilience, job creation and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity. Currently, they’re caught in the middle of a[...]
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Port: Real people, really hurt
Politics may feel like entertainment these days — a noisy clash of personalities rather than a system meant to solve problems. But as columnist Rob Port points out, the consequences are getting harder to tune out. From soaring health insurance premiums and[...]