John Hoeven

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says North Dakota is expected to get more than $1 billion in federal disaster assistance. Hoeven says the Minot area that was hit by record Souris River flooding earlier this year already has received...

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Congressional delegation says more than $31 million in federal grants have been awarded to North Dakota to repair the state’s flood-damaged roads.     The delegation says the funding comes from...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - With up to one-fifth of the North Dakota land that normally would host crops possibly remaining idle this year due to flooding, state officials are pressing for crop insurance changes to provide more help for farmers and ranchers -...

Republican Coats sends the spending crisis is real; Democrat Obama says more taxes are needed to cut deficit....

Republican says Democratic plans have driven economy askew; Obama says both parties must sacrifice for debt agreement....

Highway, mass-transit projects: Voting 421 for and four against, the House on March 2 sent the Senate a bill (HR662) to provide billions of dollars in funding for road and bridge construction, mass transit, and highway safety from March 4 through Sept....

Republican budget cuts: Voting 256 for and 165 against, the House on Jan. 25 approved a measure (HRes38) setting the stage for votes on a Republican plan to sharply cut federal spending in the final seven months of fiscal 2011. The measure authorizes...

House - ending Feb. 19 USA Patriot Act: Voting 279 for and 143 against, the House on Feb. 17 sent President Obama a bill (HR514) to extend for 90 days the only sections of the post-9/11USA Patriot Act that are not yet permanent law. The three sections...

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota officials are pressing federal officials to give flooded Devils Lake farmers a break. "Prevented planting" provisions in federal crop insurance provide payments to farmers who are unable to seed a crop on overly wet or...

Republican says Obama holding up trade pact ratification; Obama says unconditional love is important to children....

Four North Dakota youth have helped shape national 4-H policy and learned how to make a difference in their communities. The youth attended the 2011 National 4-H Conference in Chevy Chase, Md., during the first week in April. The National 4-H...