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WASHINGTON — Republicans in Washington struggled to fill a leadership void on Thursday as the front-runner to take control of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, quit the race in a surprise announcement that heightened concerns about the party’s ability to govern effectively. Representative...

We are not the same people we were, and the cultural and political ramifications are huge. According to the Census Bureau, that collector of all things interesting about us, the November election that gave President Barack Obama a second term largely because he got 78 percent of...

FARGO -- After a long night of watching agonizingly close results roll in, U.S. Rep Rick Berg conceded North Dakota's tightly contested U.S.

Dickinson native Brandon Sickler, 29, had four minutes to talk before being called to a planning meeting of "A Race Across America" in Oceanside, Calif. "It's the longest bike race in North America -- 3,000 miles," Sickler said while relaxing by his bike.

BISMARCK -- A bill that horse racing officials say must pass to ensure North Dakota's two race tracks will operate beyond this year has had a perilous journey through the session but got new life breathed into it on Wednesday. Sen. Tom Fischer, R-Fargo, said Wednesday he'll take...

WASHINGTON -- The next president could have upper Midwest voters to thank. For all of the attention blockbuster battleground states such as Ohio receive in the presidential contest, a handful of upper Midwestern states together may have just as big a role in determining whether Republican...