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Welcome to the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Insider, a newsletter that features regular updates about upcoming Dem-NPL events, legislative happenings, and news that affects North Dakotans!
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Did you know the DNC hosts a morning news show called the Daily Blueprint that is livestreamed on YouTube weekdays at 9 AM CDT? You can watch it live or later on the DNC’s YouTube channel here.
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Coffee with Friends
Luna Fargo
1545 S University Dr., Fargo
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Join us for Coffee with Friends at Luna in Fargo on Saturday, September 13, from 9-10 am to reconnect and share. Katie Christensen Mineer, Cheryl Biller and Arlette Preston will join us. We appreciate Luna opening their space to us.
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Paula Sell from D21 and Connie Hoffman from D10 have been planning this for Sept 13. At that time we can see if people want to continue to meet and if so, how often, and decide a focus or purpose for continuing to come together. Hope you can come
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Drinks and Discussion with Dems
El Zagal Shrine Fargo
1429 3rd St N, Fargo, ND 58102
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Our informal get-together to talk about current events, brainstorm on activities we can do together as a two district partnership, and just enjoy each other’s company in general.
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hosted by District 45 Dems!
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District 24 Meeting
Enderlin Senior Center
221 3rd Ave., Enderlin
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Join us for our meeting in Enderlin!
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Valley City High School Homecoming Parade
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Line-up: 3:30 p.m. at the North end of Central Avenue
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Parade starts at 4:00 p.m.
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Parade ends at south end of Central Ave. Remember to wear your Democrat t-shirt!
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West Fest Parade
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Sheyenne Street & Main Avenue West
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We are registered as Cass County Dem-NPL. Line up starts at 11:30 parade at noon. This is a big parade and we are looking for parade walkers. Please look for Heather Tyulyandin's vehicle in the parade lineup, it will have the Dem-NPL magnetic signs on it. Candy will be provided for the walkers.
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Enderlin Sunflower Days Parade
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Walk with the District 24 Democratic-NPL in the Enderlin Sunflower Days Parade
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Line-up: 4:30 p.m. on Dewey Street
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Parade starts at 5:00 p.m. Remember to wear your Democrat t-shirt!
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District 45 Monthly Meeting
Northport Library Community Room
2714 Broadway North Fargo
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This will be our regular monthly District 45 meeting.
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District 21 Steak Fry
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Join us for a fall steak fry to discuss current topics with our D21 Legislators! $15 for steak, sides, and dessert
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NDSU Homecoming Parade
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North University Drive & 17th Avenue North
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Line up starts @ 5:30. We are registered as Cass County Dem-NPL & look for Heather Tyulyandin's vehicle which will have the Dem-NPL magnetic signs on it in the parade lineup.
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Coffee & Donuts with Jess Piper
Atomic Coffee
222 Broadway N #100, Fargo, ND 58102
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Come chat with our Burdick Dinner featured speaker, Jess Piper, the Executive Director for Blue Missouri. Jess is a mother to five and grandmother to three and lives on a small farm on the Missouri/Iowa border.
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She was born and raised in rural America. She received degrees in English and Teaching from the University of Arkansas and was an American Literature teacher for 16 years. After the 2016 election of Trump, Jess became politically active.
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Jess ran for office in 2022 for State Representative in HD1 in Northwest Missouri. She was not successful, but used the experience to organize progressives in rural Missouri.
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Burdick Dinner 2025 with Jess Piper
Radisson Blu Fargo
201 5th St N, Fargo, ND 58102
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The Burdick Dinner 2025 will be held on October 4th, 2025, at the Radisson Blu located in downtown Fargo! The fun-filled event will begin with a reception at 5:30pm followed by the dinner and program beginning at 6:30pm. Our featured speaker is Jess Piper, the Executive Director for Blue Missouri. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Purchase your tickets before September 12 for a $25 early bird discount!
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Elevate Academy
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Are you ready to step into leadership—and bring your community with you?
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Elevate Academy is a one-of-a-kind leadership training designed for people who want to lead change, whether by running for office, serving on boards, or becoming powerful advocates for the issues they care about most.
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Hosted By: 701 Strategy Group is a political consulting firm focused on electing exceptional candidates, incubating fellow campaign talent, and organizing for policy that improves the lives of working families in North Dakota and the region. Amy Jacobson and Jessica Edland are seasoned political experts with a combined four decades of experience in North Dakota.
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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Response to federal disaster aid request for June storms delayed more than usual, ND official says
The delay in federal approval comes as other states have seen disaster requests denied by FEMA during President Donald Trump’s second term. In May, Stateline reported that denials included relief requests for tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia and a windstorm in Washington. FEMA also denied a request that would have extended relief for victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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Guest column: Chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thousands of CDC staff have been fired, including physicians and other public health experts with deep expertise. These individuals were prohibited from doing their jobs for months while receiving salaries paid for by taxpayer dollars. Just as U.S. military personnel defend the country against threats, so too CDC personnel protect the nation’s health. Both defense and disease surveillance and intervention sharing a common goal—to keep the American public safe. In fact, hundreds of CDC staff took their jobs knowing they can be called away at a moment’s notice. For example, in the past, when Grand Forks experienced a tuberculosis outbreak, CDC personnel traveled to the city at least five times. Some stayed for extended periods to help prevent further spread of this dangerous disease. Like the U.S. military, CDC personnel have always gone where the country needs them.
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Homelessness increases in North Dakota as population, housing costs also rise
Jena Gullo, executive director for the Missouri Slope Areawide United Way in Bismarck, which operates an overnight shelter, said the organization served 531 homeless people last year, a 78% increase compared to data collected in 2020. She added the facility has 42 beds, but typically shelters about 100 people each night with a majority coming from outside of Bismarck-Mandan because of a lack of homeless shelters in the region.
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“With the population increasing and the needs increasing, we’re seeing a dramatic increase,” Gullo said. About 32% of those seeking shelter are Native American, she said, an overrepresentation of that demographic group which makes up about 5% of the population in North Dakota.
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North Dakota Soybeans Finding Optimism Despite Uncertainty
Jim Thompson, Chairman of the ND Soybean Council, and Justin Sherlock, President of the ND Soybean Growers Association, are on Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness to give us a look at the growing concern of soybean growers facing uncertain markets, trade turmoil, and storage challenges.
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North Dakota university research could see ‘devastating’ cuts, officials warn
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Representatives of North Dakota’s two largest universities say Trump administration efforts to curb federal spending have already cost the state millions in research funding — and their institutions expect to lose millions more in the coming years.
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The executive branch is attempting to slash research spending by terminating existing grants and appropriating less money for research in the upcoming budget.
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Company selected to lay groundwork for nuclear power in North Dakota
“I thought Nucleon had the best background material and plan,” said Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, a member of the committee.
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Port: District 25 Republicans applied a religious litmus test to legislative appointment
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The inquiry came as part of an 18-question survey the district gave to the candidates, which was provided to me by a source in the district and confirmed by one of the candidates. Question 3 on the survey asked this: “What church do you attend, and how do you serve your church family?”
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Making it clear that when the district refers to a “church,” they mean only the Christian religion, and that the district’s leaders understood that this sort of question might be problematic, the document also admonished those who received it to refer to Christian Scripture.
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Former North Dakota Game and Fish director accused of child sex crime has bond set at $5K
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A former longtime North Dakota Game and Fish director recently accused of committing a child sex crime had his bond set at $5,000 on Monday.
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Terry Steinwand, 71, of Mandan, was charged with one count of gross sexual imposition — sexual contact — with a person under the age of 15, which carries up to life in prison without parole, following an investigation into allegations reported to police.
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Port: It's been 51 days with no answer from Trump on deadly North Dakota storms
I should point out that Trump already has a reputation for slow-walking these requests for disaster aid and using them as political cudgels, even though past presidents of both parties responded to them as a matter of routine.
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Check out these messages from national Democrats
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‘Open secret this man is a pedophile’: Epstein’s birthday book reveals gross relationship with Trump
Kristy Greenberg, Former Federal Prosecutor joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with continued reaction to the House Oversight Committee releasing evidence which includes the bound birthday book which was a gift to Jefferey Epstein that includes a letter written by Donald Trump, which Trump claims is fake.
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BREAKING: Trump’s Fox and Friends Interview Gets Ugly
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL react to Trump’s chaotic Fox & Friends rant about the Charlie Kirk murder.
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South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid
There was widespread anger across the political spectrum in South Korea at the behaviour of the US authorities, with one newspaper referring to the workers being treated like “prisoners of war” and another describing Koreans as feeling stabbed in the back by their closest ally.
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Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump
Consumers also saw higher prices for new and used cars, clothing and airfares in August. Stripping out volatile food and energy prices, "core" inflation was 3.1% for the last 12 months.
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Farmer says ‘we’re in a very dire situation’ ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer
American soybean farmers are heading into harvest season without a single order from China, historically their largest customer, raising alarm bells about the agricultural sector’s stability and broader implications for the U.S. economy.
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We Got 18,000 of Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails | Big Take
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Bloomberg News has obtained 18,000 emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal email account. The emails cover two decades and a wide range of topics, from the chilling to the mundane: Details of his Amazon purchases, his reaction to photos of young women, how he considered different potential plea deals.
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Today on the show, Bloomberg’s Jason Leopold and Ava Benny-Morrison with host David Gura on the massive trove of emails — and what they tell us about Epstein, his powerful network, and his former girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
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With SNAP cuts looming, a growing Albuquerque food line may foreshadow future need
“We are just seeing more of our neighbors who are housed coming, too, because it’s just hard for everyone,” Brown told Source New Mexico as people worked their way through the line Friday morning. “We’re really pleased that we can just expand that reach to anyone who might need it, but it certainly has expanded.”
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Even before cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program contained in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” take effect, President Donald Trump’s second term has already hurt the food bank’s ability to feed hungry people in a state where more than one in five residents has food stamps, food bank officials told Source New Mexico on Friday.
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Trump Stokes Divisions As Charlie Kirk's Killer Is Turned in
BREAKING: Charlie Kirk’s killer has been turned in. Trump stokes division on Fox News. Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer react.
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Yes, Your Morning Coffee Has Gotten More Expensive
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But with the sky-high tariffs on some coffee-producing countries now in effect, roasteries and coffee shops across the country appear to have run out of room to keep prices low for customers. Trump, for instance, has imposed tariffs of 50% on imports from Brazil, 20% on Vietnam and 19% on Indonesia.
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One coffee shop that has raised prices recently is Corvo Coffee in New York City. In a note to customers explaining its decision, it cited “the rising cost and tariffs.”
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“We have held off on making this change for as long as possible,” the company wrote, “but in order to continue providing you with the same level of quality and reliability, this adjustment is necessary.”
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U.S. diplomats say they are reluctant to share inconvenient truths with the Trump administration
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Diplomats posted at embassies abroad are being called back from their assignments "after providing less-than-positive analysis or unwelcome recommendations to leadership," according to the Aug. 28 email, which has not been previously reported.
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"Even if offered discreetly, any statement, verbal or written, can be politicized and used against you," read the message from the American Foreign Service Association. "That is the reality we face."
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After near-deportation, attorneys seek protections for immigrant children in HHS care
“I suffered so much that I will never forget the bad time I had that weekend,” H.D.C.R. said, adding that they wish to remain in the U.S. to fight their immigration case.
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Many of the children also expressed their fear of returning. A 16-year-old girl, A.J.D.E., said her sister was murdered in Guatemala and she feared the same would happen to her. She said she felt relieved when she learned she was not going to be deported to Guatemala because of Sooknanan’s order.
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‘We are far down this road of losing our democracy:’ Harris on potential of troops to Memphis
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris described his concerns about these deployments in a statement on Facebook Thursday, saying, “I’ve been to countries where there isn’t freedom but there is military presence, where you can’t protest, and officials stay in power for as long as they want. That’s not America. Sadly, with the occupation of US cities, we are far down this road of losing our democracy.”
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Charlie Kirk and the Empathy Trap
In the aftermath of Melissa Hortman’s murder last June, Mike Lee, an actual, real-life sitting U.S. senator, posted an image on X of the alleged shooter with the tagline “Nightmare on Walz Street”—a grotesque joke referencing an imagined connection to Governor Tim Walz. Lee also posted a second picture of the alleged assassin with the caption, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way.” A less obviously gleeful remark but still a flippant one, tickled by the as-yet-unproven and quite unlikely possibility that Hortman’s killer targeted her because she was too far to the right.
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New emails reveal Maxwell 'was not telling Todd Blanche the complete truth'
Hundreds of emails from Jeffrey Epstein's personal account are shedding new light on his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell. The emails, reviewed by Bloomberg, contain mentions of Donald Trump and others. MSNBC has not obtained or verified the emails. MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin, Senior Writer for WIRED Jake Lahut and Senior Reporter at The Bulwark Will Sommer join Katy Tur to discuss.
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Unemployment, inflation and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says
President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, immigration crackdowns and sweeping tax and spending law are expected to increase jobless rates and inflation and lower overall growth this year before they improve next year, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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The Century Club supports our year-round work to build party infrastructure supporting candidate recruitment, local district and regional leadership, issue-based education, and tools for Dem-NPL success.
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Help us elect great Democrats up and down the ballot!
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The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is launching a new grassroots program called “Neighbor to Neighbor” where volunteers will connect with voters in your community to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for connecting with voters in 25 homes in your neighborhood or friends and family to help elect Democrats up and down the ballot about 3-4 times this year.
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Grassroots organizers are the lifeblood of the Dem-NPL! Sign up to volunteer with the Dem-NPL!
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