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This combination of file photos shows North Dakota Senate candidates, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, left, during a campaign stop in Grand Forks, and her Republican challenger Kevin Cramer at a campaign stop in Fargo.
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The bitter battle over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has exacerbated the nation's political divide and left many Americans emotionally raw. It's also given new definition to the high stakes of November's election.
As Sen. Heidi Heitkamp hustled down the main drag in Sunday's Uffda Day parade, Elizabeth Ritter, a middle-aged woman in a pink coat and matching hat, stepped off the curb, pulled the lawmaker close and spoke into her ear, carving out a private moment amid the blaring music and cheers. "I said I was proud of her and God bless her," Ritter said later.
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Topeka, Kan. President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Topeka, Kan.
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's decision to vote against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court defies her state's heavy support for President Donald Trump, but could boost the vulnerable Democrat's standing with independents and women. In a politically fraught decision Thursday just a month before the Nov. 6 election, Heitkamp cited concerns about the federal judge's temperament in announcing her opposition.
North Dakota is going ahead with requiring residents to provide a street address in order to vote on Election Day, even though some American Indian tribes have argued in federal court that they sometimes aren't assigned on reservations. Secretary of State Al Jaeger's office notified the state's five tribes by email late Friday of North Dakota voter ID requirements.
North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer, the Republican challenging Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, suggested the allegation of sexual and physical assault -- even if it's true -- should not disqualify Brett Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court. Cramer's comments in a Monday interview with North Dakota television station KX4 came three days after he said the accusation against Kavanaugh was "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's accusation against Clarence Thomas because Kavanaugh and his accuser were drunk teenagers when the alleged incident occurred.
Republican Senate candidate Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were "absurd," dismissing the claim because it involved teenagers who had been drinking and only attempted-not completed-rape. On Friday, as Senate Republicans were negotiating with Kavanaugh's accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, about the terms of her planned testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cramer appeared on a North Dakota talk-radio show and criticized Ford for asking to testify after Kavanaugh, saying she was disregarding "due process."
In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn-in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
CNN's KFILE reported that Rep. Kevin Cramer , a GOP Senate candidate, made the comments during an interview with North Dakota DJ Jarrod Thomas. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's accusations are "even more absurd because these people were teenagers when this supposed alleged incident took place," Cramer told the 1310 KNOX DJ.
First of all, imagine Trump's gloating tweets. Beyond that, imagine how it would be interpreted if at this point the Democrats fail to recapture the House.
Democratic donors are often leading with their hearts rather than their heads when it comes to funding this fall's congressional campaigns. Brimming with enthusiasm and fueled by anger at President Donald Trump, Democrats are funneling cash to long-shot and sure-bet candidates with strong personal appeal sometimes at the expense of lower-profile races that will be more pivotal to party efforts to win the House and Senate.
President Trump's itchy Twitter finger made waves yet again this week on a wide range of topics, and one of them hit particularly close to home here in Wichita. Trump's two-Tweet tirade early Tuesday morning lambasting the "globalist Koch Brothers" has generated plenty of press, with leftist pundits looking to fan the flames.
President Trump on Thursday called Charles Koch's tariff criticism "ridiculous" for defending foreign workers, and Mr. Trump suggested the conservative donor hasn't backed that many politicians. Charles Koch of Koch Brothers, who claims to be giving away millions of dollars to politicians even though I know very few who have seen this , now makes the ridiculous statement that what President Trump is doing is unfair to "foreign workers."
The war of words intensified between two titans in Republican politics as President Donald Trump trashed the conservative billionaire Koch brothers as a "total joke in real Republican circles." The presidential insult on Tuesday followed a weekend gathering of Koch officials who repeatedly condemned Trump's trade policies, the explosion of government spending under his watch and his divisive tone.
The war of words intensified between two titans in Republican politics on Tuesday as President Donald Trump trashed the conservative billionaire Koch brothers as a "total joke in real Republican circles." The presidential insult followed a weekend gathering of Koch officials who repeatedly condemned Trump's trade policies, the explosion of government spending under his watch and his divisive tone.
"The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. I never sought their support because I don't need their money or bad ideas.