North Dakota Monitor

06/13/2026

A memorandum of understanding to end the war with Iran could come this month, an official said.

The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said Friday.

06/12/2026

Organizers have spent $60 million on preparations for the UFC event at the White House.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches set to take place on the White House South Lawn on Sunday will go on as scheduled, a federal judge ruled Friday.

06/12/2026

The candidates who vied for a pair of seats on the commission that regulates utilities in North Dakota have vowed to continue their work, but in different ways.

06/12/2026

The prospect that the fund would pay supporters of President Donald Trump, including those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, sparked multiple lawsuits.

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund for one week, giving the government time to sign a "clear, unambiguous" agreement that the fund is dead.

06/12/2026

Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released this week.

Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released on Wednesday.

06/12/2026

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06/11/2026

President Donald Trump said Iran will not be able to develop or purchase a nuclear weapon and will end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz under the deal.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in Europe as soon as this weekend.

06/11/2026

North Dakota Ethics Commission Acting Chair Ron Goodman will retire from the board upon the appointment of a replacement, the commission announced Thursday.

Ethics Commission Acting Chair Ron Goodman will retire from the board upon the appointment of a replacement, the commission announced Thursday.

06/11/2026

North Dakota Republican leaders encouraged the state party to reflect after its party-endorsed statewide candidates lost in Tuesday’s primary.

“If I was an endorsed candidate, I’d be calling on leadership to resign,” Gov. Kelly Armstrong said in an interview.

North Dakota Republican leaders encouraged the state party to reflect after its party-endorsed statewide candidates lost in Tuesday’s primary.

06/11/2026

The Supreme Court found President Donald Trump’s global tariffs to be illegal.

The Trump administration has failed to refund more than $145 billion in tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unlawful, a pair of U.S. Senate Democrats said in a Wednesday letter to the administration’s chief of customs.