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During the 69th Legislative Assembly, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Insider will provide updates and calls to action each day of the regular session. If you would like to have something added to the newsletter, email us at [email protected]. Spread the word of our newsletter by sharing our sign-up link today: https://demnpl.com/join-our-newsletter/.
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Northern Valley Dem-NPL Reorganization
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 – 10:00 AM
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Ramada Inn Grand Forks
1205 N 43rd St, Grand Forks
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Save the Date!
We’re excited to announce the Northern Valley Dem-NPL (NVD) Re-Organization event!
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Please mark your calendar and join us for this important gathering:
When: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Ramada by Wyndham Grand Forks
This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow Democrats, engage in meaningful discussions, and plan for the future. Spread the word and bring your friends along!
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Statewide Read-Out
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 – 2:00 PM
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Outside your local public library
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Not a Dem-NPL event, but you may be interested in this event hosted by Right to Read ND.
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North Dakotans are invited to bring a book and read silently on the public sidewalk outside their local library to show their opposition to Senate Bill 2307, a bill that targets library content. The North Dakota Senate passed the bill in a narrow vote last week, and it now heads to the North Dakota House for a hearing and a floor vote.
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So far there are events planned in Jamestown, Bismarck, Bottineau, Dickinson, Fargo, Forman, Grand Forks, Steele, Devils Lake, Wahpeton, Minot, Mandan, Park River, West Fargo, and Williston! Learn More
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District 6 – 2025 Reorganizational Meeting
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Sunday, March 2, 2025 – 2:30 PM
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Velva Senior Citizens
122 Main St., Velva
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Learn what is happening both locally and at the national level. Meet and greet friends from across the state. Establish the District Leadership we need for the next election cycle. Join in and make a difference. Change begins at the District level. Get involved!
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Fargo Protest
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – 4:00-6:00 PM
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655 1st Ave N, Fargo, ND 58102
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Not a Dem-NPL event, but many of you may be interested in this protest organized by the 50501 movement of Fargo. Learn more
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District 15 Reorganization Meeting
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 – 10:00 AM
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Lake Region Public Library
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423 7th Street Northeast, Devils Lake
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District 15 Democratic-NPL Party District Reorganization Meeting
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Dist 29 Dem-NPL Reorganization Meeting
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 – 2:00 PM
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District 29 Democratic-NPL will host their Re-Organization meeting March 16 2pm at the Pekin Community Center.
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District 28 Dem - NPL Reorganization Meeting
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 – 2:00 PM
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District 28 Dem-NPL will be hosting their Reorganization meeting at Growing Small Towns in Oakes, ND on Sunday, March 16th starting at 2pm.
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Bismarck-Mandan Dem-NPL Reorganization Meeting
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 – 10:00 AM
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If you have concerns about the future of our democracy, then it is time for you to get involved in civic engagement. You are invited to join the Bismarck/Mandan Democratic-NPL party and participate in our reorganization meeting in March! No dues, no litmus test. Know that your views, suggestions, and concerns are welcome.
Mark your calendar. More details to follow!
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D12 Reorg
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Sunday, March 23, 2025 – 11:30 AM
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the club room
210 3rd St SW Jamestown
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Join the District 12 DEM-NPL to elect the District Leadership we need for the next election cycle. Want to help organize positive community events? Don’t want public dollars going to private schools? Join in and make a difference. Change begins at the District level. The reorganization meeting will be March 23rd, 2024 at 11:30 am to 2 pm. Join us for a potluck to start and stay for the Jamestown Trivia at the end. We will meet at The Club Room 210 3rd St SW, Jamestown, ND
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District 1 and 23 Reorganizing Meeting
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 – 2:00 PM
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Williston State College
1410 University Avenue Williston
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Come join the District 1 and 23 Dem-NPL at our reorganizing meeting! We will be meeting on March 29th at the Ready Room at Frontier Hall on the campus of Williston State College Meeting will start at 2PM.
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8th Annual Governors Dinner with Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 – 6:15 PM
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The Annual Governors Dinner Fundraiser, featuring January 6 Capitol Police officer and former Congressional candidate Harry Dunn, is May 3rd at 6:15 pm, in Mandan.
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Dinner options are coming soon and will be sent out to you, along with ticketing information, next week. We are so excited to welcome Mr. Dunn to ND and we hope you will plan to join us!
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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Jamie Selzler speaks with Rep. Foss about marriage equality in ND
Jamie Selzler is the DNC Committeeman for North Dakota and is filling in for Joel Heitkamp. He's joined by ND State Representative Austin Foss in the KFGO studio to talk about his testimony on a resolution calling for an end to marriage equality. They also talk about some of his other focuses in the State Legislature and how to work around the distractions.
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Jamie Selzler speaks with former U.S. Capitol Police Officer, Harry Dunn, about the January 6 insurrection
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Jamie Selzler is the DNC Committeeman for North Dakota and is filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views."
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Jamie is joined by one of the Capitol Police Officers, Harry Dunn, that defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Sgt. Dunn served in the United States Capitol Police from 2008 to 2023, and testified with his colleagues before the United States Congress for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack.
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On the day of the January 6 Capitol attack, he was stationed outside the Capitol. After the Capitol was breached, he was called inside to guard a stairwell and to guard Speaker Pelosi's office.
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State Senator Josh Boschee talks with Dr. Copas about school choice
North Dakota State Senator Josh Boschee is filling in for Joel Heitkamp, and is joined by Dr. Aimee Copas. Dr. Copas is the Executive Director of the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, and shares her expertise on innovating public schools and the choice within schools.
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State Senator Josh Boschee talks with Zoe Absy about the Fargo Neighborhood Coalition
North Dakota State Senator Josh Boschee is filling in for Joel Heitkamp, and is joined in the KFGO studio by Zoe Absy. Zoe is with the Fargo Neighborhood Coalition and dives into why they formed and their work throughout the community.
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Jamie Selzler is joined by Chad Oban from ND United
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Jamie Selzler represents the DNC for North Dakota and is joined on "News and Views" by Chad Oban to talk about the education bills in the ND State Legislature. Jamie and Chad talk about the potential for public dollars going to private schools, funding issues, and more.
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Chad Oban is the Executive Director at North Dakota United, and has been with NDU since May of 2015.
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ND State Senator Josh Boschee talks about EMS with Bill Tuttle
Joel Heitkamp is off, and North Dakota State Senator Josh Boschee is filling in. Bill Tuttle joins Josh in the KFGO studio to talk about emergency services in rural North Dakota, specifically hitting on the challenges throughout the state. Bill Tuttle is the NE Region Director of the North Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association, and works with the Drayton Volunteer Ambulance.
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Legislators overstep bounds, waste time
It has often been our own Minot representatives putting forth the bills and resolutions forcing their personal beliefs on the rest of us, instead of working toward the common good.
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I am hoping to get the chance to support other candidates in the next election. I belong to neither political party, and would be glad to support any candidate who possesses common sense and decency.
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I think the majority of North Dakotans are not interested in having their government legislate their personal beliefs onto the rest of us. We need to work harder to make sure our current representatives know this isn’t acceptable — and if they don’t listen, vote them out as soon as possible.
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What's going on in North Dakota's legislative session? Here's a recap and look ahead
Known as crossover, the midpoint of the session marks the time when the House and Senate advance approved legislation from one chamber to the other. This year, nearly 750 bills are being swapped between the chambers after over 300 bills and resolutions were withdrawn or struck down — the highest number since 2009, according to the Legislative Council.
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Friday Federal News Round Up - 28 February 2025
The pace of chaos from POTUS and his destruction crew has not let up. There are a couple things we can know at this point: 1) in many, but not all, cases the courts are proving to be a check on the actions taken by Musk and POTUS, 2) many of the actions are not final - they get announced, seemingly as a test for how far POTUS can go or clawed back when it is realized that it is actually dangerous or wildly unpopular. We need to keep the pressure on, keep pressing for the law and our constitution to be upheld.
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From Working Families to Economic Forecasters, No One Trusts Donald Trump on the Economy
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Trump’s MAGA agenda is causing economic forecasters to sound the alarm on threats to the economy as warning signs start to signal its decline.
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Now, a report shows electricity prices are on track to rise — adding yet another cost to hardworking families.
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Thanks to Trump’s reckless agenda, economic policy uncertainty is higher today than at any time during the Great Recession.
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Instead of lowering costs as he promised on the campaign trail, Trump is causing panic as working families worry about long-term inflation and the cost of Trump’s reckless economic agenda.
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Trump’s Mass Firings and Funding Cuts Are Affecting Americans Across the Country
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Donald Trump’s mass firings and funding cuts continue to wreak havoc on critical programs across the country and jeopardize Americans’ hard-earned benefits in an effort to give tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy.
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In a blow to America’s seniors, Trump ordered the Social Security Administration to cut its staff by half, depleting an already overwhelmed workforce, and fired the lawyers defending Medicare’s ability to negotiate lower drug prices against Big Pharma.
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On top of that, as egg prices skyrocket, the Trump administration is struggling to rehire critical USDA staff who were working on keeping Americans safe from a bird flu epidemic.
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Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also signaled plans for mass firings in the military. Just last week, Trump fired multiple military leaders, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting the safety and security of every American at risk.
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Three in five Americans are concerned about Trump’s reckless agenda of firings and funding cuts — and they’re most concerned that Elon Musk and DOGE have been given free reign to wreak havoc.
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House GOP Passes Trump’s Billionaire Budget to Give Handouts to the Rich While Likely Gutting Health Care
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Donald Trump and Republicans promised voters that they would lower costs, and instead, they are poised to implement a budget scheme that could gut health care and make it harder for people to put food on the table, all to fund Trump’s tax handout to the ultra-wealthy.
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Time and time again, Trump and the GOP have made their priorities clear: Make the rich richer while scamming Americans out of their health care coverage and food assistance.
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New York Times: U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
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Key Point: “The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities.”
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The Telegraph: Economists are starting to worry about a serious Trump recession
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Key Point: “‘It seems almost unavoidable that we are headed for a deep, deep recession,’ said Jesse Rothstein, Berkeley professor and former chief economist at the US labour department. …
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“Prof Rothstein said monthly non-farm payrolls – the barometer of US economic health watched closely by markets – could turn viciously negative by late spring, contracting at rates surpassed only during the worst months of Covid and the Lehman crisis in 2008.”
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Des Moines Register: Democrats protest potential Medicaid cuts outside Zach Nunn's office as GOP weighs budget
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Key Point: “Dozens of Democrats gathered outside of U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn's office in downtown Des Moines Tuesday, holding signs and urging him to vote against a proposed budget framework that is expected to include steep cuts to Medicaid.”
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Colorado Newsline: Colorado Democrats urge Rep. Evans to oppose budget plan threatening Medicaid benefits
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Key Point: “Colorado Democrats on Monday urged U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, a Fort Lupton Republican, to address his constituents’ concerns about potential cuts to their Medicaid benefits at a demonstration outside his Northglenn office.”
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KERO: Kern Residents call on Valadao to oppose Medicaid cuts
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Key Point: “Dozens of people in support of Medicaid and Medi-Cal benefits stood in front of Congressman David Valadao's Bakersfield office.
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“Many at the protest, like Beatriz Basulto a Medicaid recipient, pointed towards the healthcare program's importance to not just them, but residents all over Kern County.”
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DNC War Room: Trump Plans to Gut Social Security Administration and Risk Hard-Earned Benefits for Millions of Americans
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DNC War Room: ICYMI: Washington Post: She Hoped Trump’s Victory Would Change Her Life, But Not Like This
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DNC War Room: ICYMI: NBC News: House Republicans Hit the Brakes on Town Halls After Blowback Over Trump's Cuts
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DNC War Room: “A Serious Trump Recession”: Economists Warn Trump’s Federal Funding Freezes and $100 Billion National Tax Are Threatening the Economy
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Sen. Ben Ray Luján on X: House Republicans just set the stage to slash Medicaid for millions of Americans to pay for the Trump Tax Scam.
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They promised they wouldn’t touch it and now they’re backtracking to take away health care from moms, babies, and seniors. Don’t be silent on this — make yourself heard.
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Senate Budget Committee on X: WOW: Republicans’ first order of business this Congress was to ram through a $7.5 BILLION tax cut for billionaire fossil fuel companies—leaving working families to foot the bill.
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This is the Republican plan at work: Families lose, billionaires win.
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Robert Reich on X: Trump's Social Security Administration commissioner just called for a 50% staff reduction.
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This would gut SSA field offices and make it harder for millions of seniors to access benefits.
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Make no mistake: this is an attack on Social Security itself.
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Democratic Governors on X: When the Trump administration froze millions of dollars in critical funding, Gov. @JoshShapiroPA took them to court.
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Listen to Gov. Shapiro break down how he's fighting for Pennsylvanians >>
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FactPost on Bluesky: The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut the Social Security Administration in half, threatening the handling of millions of Americans’ earned benefits.
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Trump's temporary tax handouts for the rich are expiring this year, and Republicans want working Americans to foot the bill.
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They're claiming it'll cost you nothing, but in reality, these tax handouts cost trillions.
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-Cheryl Biller, Democratic-NPL Executive Director
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BREAKING: Trump Explodes in Oval Office Meeting with Zelensky
Tommy and Ben discuss Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous meeting at the White House that erupted in a yelling match and resulted in Zelensky being told to leave. They dig into JD Vance’s role as instigator, the revealed motivations for attacking Zelensky in front of the press, and what Zelensky’s options are for pursuing peace from here.
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U.S. Cancels Ebola Aid in Uganda Despite Elon Musk’s Claims
Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president's Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored previously canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.S.-funded Ebola contracts in the country.
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The contracts were just a handful of the 10,000 grants and contracts canceled by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. State Department amid cuts by Musk's so-called Department of Governmental Efficiency, or DOGE.
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BREAKING! Trump & Vance Pick NAUSEATING Fight with Zelenskyy! SHAMEFUL Moment in History!
Sam Stein, Jonathan V. Last and Will Saletan react to the shameful confrontation between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
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200-plus Democratic lawmakers backing lawsuit seeking to block CFPB dismantling
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Democrats contend in the brief, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Washington, that President Trump’s efforts to weaken the CFPB are inflicting “substantial and irreversible” damage on consumers. They further argued that these actions breach the law by disrupting the constitutional separation of powers.
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“Defendants’ stop-work order will have severe consequences for the American people. The CFPB has been a resounding success,” the lawmakers said.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells NPR: 'Everything feels increasingly like a scam'
"Everything feels increasingly like a scam," she said. "Not only are grocery prices going up, but it's like everything has a fee and a surcharge. And I think that anger is put out at government."
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Democrats Sue Trump Over Attempt to Control Independent Election Agency
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The Democratic Party is suing President Donald Trump over an executive order that could make it easier for him to tilt elections in the GOP’s favor.
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The lawsuit, filed Friday by Elias Law Group on behalf of the three national Democratic committees, challenges an expansive executive order Trump issued earlier this month that would give him unprecedented power over key regulatory agencies that were designed to operate without direct White House control.
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Committees
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Every bill is voted on in the North Dakota legislature, but first, it must go through a committee hearing. The committee will vote to give the bill a "Do Pass" or a "Do Not Pass" recommendation. Below is a list of Standing Committees this legislative session.
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Senate Standing Committee Members
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Meets Monday through Friday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Desiree Van Oosting (R-36)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Desiree Van Oosting (R-36)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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House Standing Committee Members
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Gretchen Dobervich (D-11)
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Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R-25)
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Meets Monday through Friday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R-25)
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Patrick R. Hatlestad (R-1)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Mike Motschenbacher (R-47)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Gretchen Dobervich (D-11)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Lisa Finley-DeVille (D-4A)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Lawrence R. Klemin (R-47)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Patrick R. Hatlestad (R-1)
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Lawrence R. Klemin (R-47)
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Mike Motschenbacher (R-47)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Lisa Finley-DeVille (D-4A)
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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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