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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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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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Countdown Day 400 Canvass (Cass County)
Fargo Democratic-NPL Office
1325 23rd St S, Fargo
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There are 400 days to Election Day 2026, when we show Rep. Fedorchak the door and send more Democrats to Bismarck. Join us to listen to voters and have constructive conversations with your neighbors!
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5–5:45 - Pizza and Orientation 5:45 - Pair up and take a turf in an odd-numbered district to engage unknown voters
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No experience necessary! Bring a friend!
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2025 Q4 Policy Committee Meeting
Radisson Blu Fargo
201 5th St N, Fargo, ND 58102
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4th Quarter 2025 Policy Committee Meeting of the Dem NPL
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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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D12 Farm to Table Fundraiser
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October 11, 2025 at 6:00 pm CDT
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(location provided before event date)
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Join us for good company, mocktails, cocktails, locally-sourced sirloin steaks & farm-fresh side dishes. Our keynote speaker will be Trygve Hammer, author of Punching Up and former US House Candidate!
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Knock-tober
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Sun, Oct 12, 12:00pm-3:00pm CDT
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Virtual Training, Statewide Doorknock
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Doorknocking's not scary when you go with friends!
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Join us as we go out in pairs to visit voters who may be frustrated with the direction we are headed and looking for a good alternative at the next election.
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October 12th, 12-3 pm Virtual Orientation 12 pm, followed by canvassing in pairs
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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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Carved Pumpkin Contest
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Sun, Oct 19, 2:00pm-5:00pm CDT
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Sertoma Park Community Center
300 Riverside Park Rd, Bismarck, ND 58504
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Come out for fun, prizes, and autumn treats! Costumes encouraged!
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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North Dakota income tax revenue to drop over $100M because of Big Beautiful Bill
The tax changes come because North Dakota’s tax code is coupled with the federal government’s. This means changes to the federal tax code automatically trickle down to the state.
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NDFU President Mark Watne speaks to Trump's soybean actions with Argentina
Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Mark Watne, the President of North Dakota Farmers Union, to have a conversation about soybeans and tariffs.
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This week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the U.S. government was in negotiations to extend a $20 billion swap line to the Argentine government and potentially purchase the country’s foreign bonds. Almost immediately after, a reported 20 shiploads of Argentine soybeans were purchased by China after the Argentine government announced it would waive taxes on its soybean exports.
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Dr. Griffin from Sanford Health says, "we still consider this [Tylenol] a safe medication to use for pregnant women"
Dr. Doug Griffin is Sanford Health’s Chief Physician and is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He joins Joel on "News and Views" for a conversation on Tylenol and vaccines.
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President Trump made an announcement yesterday linking autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy, contradicting decades of evidence. The FDA is now beginning the process to change the safety label on acetaminophen products.
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Revenge Porn a Growing Problem Around the Nation
Senator Ryan Braunberger was on the Judiciary Committee when they recommended a law criminalizing the sharing of sexually explicit material without consent.
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“We see, unfortunately, an increase in sex crimes across the nation, particularly with people in power. And using that to extort others is very dangerous.”
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Justin Sherlock from ND Soybean Growers Association, "there's a lot of farmers that are pretty worried if they'll be farming next year"
Justin Sherlock is the President of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association, and is a farmer from Dazey, North Dakota. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the soybean actions with Argentina.
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This week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the U.S. government was in negotiations to extend a $20 billion swap line to the Argentine government and potentially purchase the country’s foreign bonds. Almost immediately after, a reported 20 shiploads of Argentine soybeans were purchased by China after the Argentine government announced it would waive taxes on its soybean exports.
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North Dakota faces short deadline to apply for $50B rural health program; special session possible
Sen. Josh Boschee, D-Fargo, said the quick turnaround is reminiscent of when the state was granted emergency COVID-19 relief funding.
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“My concern is this amount of money coming into our state and us being able to deploy it, instead of having to send it back and lose the opportunity,” he said.
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Riaz Aziz shares his expertise on inflation, interest rates, immigration impacts on the economy, and more
Joel Heitkamp is joined by Riaz Aziz to have a conversation on the economy, and the impact of tariffs on Americans. Last week, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates from 4% to 4.25% for the first time since December and signaled more cuts are likely.
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Riaz Aziz is an Instructor of Economics at Concordia College, and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business, economics, management, finance, and entrepreneurship. Riaz is also the CEO of the Begunahi Foundation USA, which is dedicated to educating and empowering underprivileged women in India.
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Residents Speak Out About Engagement Center Move
Representative LaurieBeth Hager joins Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness to discuss last night's meeting to discuss new locations for the downtown engagement center and how this move might impact services.
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North Dakota Autism Center
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Kayla Farahmand with The North Dakota Autism Center is on Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness to tell you about the work they do and how they support people with autism.
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ND Lawmakers seeking balance between public access and personal security amid heightened political violence
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ND Lawmakers seeking balance between public access and personal security amid heightened political violence
“I think we have to balance. There probably doesn’t need to be an expectation that constituents can just knock on your front door and have a meeting at any time. We can have meetings in public spaces and in the Capitol we all have phone numbers and email addresses to contact us,” said Ista.
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Letter: The president should lead the efforts to tone down rhetoric
He wants to “unify the country,” but finishes with, “the radial left is vicious and horrible” and “should be investigated for Kirk’s death.” The “left is trying to destroy the country,” while those who disagree with him are “vermin,” “scum,” and “guilty of treason.” He is unconcerned about violence on the right as “they are defending the country from crime.” Both Don Jr. and Eric Trump were on FOX to state there is no political violence on the right, it's all on the left.
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Check out these messages from national Democrats
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Trump’s economy is TANKING
And Trump's trade war is hurting everyone from customers at the grocery store to soybean farmers who are left without trading partners. This tariff is just another thing that we have to worry about. Todd Western III is a soybean farmer in Waterloo, Iowa. He says trade tensions between the US and China are fueling uncertainty for his business. China, the world's largest buyer of soybeans, hasn't pre-purchased any soybeans for the upcoming US harvest. The revenue on our farm is just like any other farm. It's volatile. Western and other farmers like him are also concerned tariffs will drive up cost. Current rates will mean higher prices for items ranging from fertilizers to farm equipment to tractors. Again, none of this needed to happen.
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The growing chasm between MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans on Trump's economy
Nearly half of non-MAGA Republicans think the economy has gotten worse this year, while the overwhelming majority of MAGA Republicans think the economy has improved.
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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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Sen. Chris Murphy warns Trump is exploiting Kirk's death to squash dissent
Speaking to Morning Edition, Murphy said it could be "a really dark time for this country if mainstream progressive organizations are just labeled as terrorists or as inciters of violence simply because they are working to undermine the president's political agenda."
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Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Despite Trump's promise to lower prices, the overall cost of groceries is higher now than when he was sworn in. The president's crackdown on illegal immigration — including targeting people who pick and process our food — could add to upward pressure on prices. Trump's tariffs are also contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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Jimmy Kimmel and the MAGA strong-arming of American media
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As with so many of the Trump administration’s excesses, a simple recitation of the events leading to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sounds like something out of dystopian fiction. ABC’s Wednesday night announcement that it was putting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on indefinite hiatus in the face of White House threats is the latest sign that U.S. media are increasingly coming under the control of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement.
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Trump had been targeting Kimmel and ABC for months. In the wake of frequent administration critic Stephen Colbert’s July announcement that his late-night show was ending, the president gloated that Kimmel would be “NEXT to go.” Last month, Trump argued that the Federal Communications Commission should revoke the licenses of ABC stations because it broadcasts too many “BAD STORIES” about him and provides “unfair coverage of Republicans.” And on Monday morning, he threatened ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl, saying that Attorney General Pam Bondi might target him and his network for purportedly airing anti-Trump “hate speech.”
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Trump’s Terrifying, Self-Serving Rebrand of Political Violence
It’s easy to paint the current administration’s attempts to suppress research meant to help us better understand and respond to political violence from the right, while also vastly overstating the threat of political violence from the left and threatening unlawful crackdowns, as projection or hypocrisy. But something else—something more dangerous—is driving the Trump’s administration’s moves to blame the left for all political violence.
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Under Trump, we are watching an effort by those in power to redefine political violence in such a way that the right can never be culpable, in which the right is always the victim and the hero. When Trump erased the criminal convictions of around 1,500 people engaged in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, it was as if to say, any act committed by these “hostages” and “patriots” cannot be a crime because it was in support of him. Likewise, to dare punish such a patriot is itself “violence.” What we are at risk of right now is an administration that succeeds in persuading even more of these supporters that anything their political enemies do is violence—and that anything they do is just politics.
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Top Trump Appointee FLIPS OUT, SHOUTS At EXPLOSIVE Senate Hearing
Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes discuss FBI Director Kash Patel's unhinged testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Power surge: Why are electricity prices surging?
As of early September, at least 102 gas and electric utilities have either raised or proposed higher rates that would go into effect in 2025 or 2026, according to an analysis from the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank.
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David Letterman’s Jimmy Kimmel Reaction: ‘We All See Where This Is Going, Correct?’
In the years before Trump ran for political office, he was a frequent guest on Letterman’s Late Night, but the host retired from the gig in 2015. (“Ten years ago, I was smart enough to cancel myself,” he cracked at the festival.) Now Letterman is as loud a critic as any of the Trump administration. “This is misery,” he said onstage. In a “dictatorship,” he said, “sooner or later, everyone is going to be touched.”
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Senate rejects both parties' bills to avoid a shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
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The measure backed by Democrats in both chambers would have funded the government through Oct. 31 with a series of policy add-ons. It would permanently extend Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, as well as reverse Medicaid cuts enacted in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
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It also aimed to address Trump funding cuts that have infuriated Democrats in recent months: It would lift the freeze on foreign aid funding that the White House is withholding through “pocket rescissions” and restore funding for public broadcasting.
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Trump’s response to a court’s decision on tariffs is bonkers – even for him
The truth is that if the courts block Trump’s across-the-board tariffs, that would be good news for the US economy. It would prevent Trump’s tariffs from further pushing up inflation and slowing economic growth. By giving a thumbs down to Trump’s tariffs, the courts might be doing him a huge economic and political favor because his tariffs, and the inflation they are fueling, have been dragging his dismal approval ratings even lower.
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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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