WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Travels to India to Advocate for Montana's Pulse Crops and Reaffirm U.S.-India Strategic Partnership U.S. Senator Steve Daines, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to India January 17-19 to advocate for Montana's pulse crops and reaffirm the U.S.-India strategic partnership. The trip included meetings in New Delhi with Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Joins Community Celebration for Acquisition of Devils Lake Hospital, Agreement was Approved by Pope Leo XIV, First American Pope, with Final Transition to Occur March 1 * Senator Thanks Mayor Moe, Altru, CommonSpirit Health & Entire Community for Efforts to Bring Best Possible Health Care to the Lake Region DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined officials from Altru Health  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Working to Save North Dakota Taxpayers Well Over $300 Million * Senator Outlines Impact of FY2026 ENDAWS & Flood Protection Funding Provisions FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, today held a press conference and roundtable to discuss the impact of the funding provisions that he secured in the Fiscal Year (FY)   more

FARGO, North Dakota, Jan. 21 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * NDSU senior design projects tackle real challenges Recent senior design projects show how NDSU students are gaining hands-on experience that closely mirrors the work they will do after graduation. * For students in the NDSU College of Engineering, the senior design program is the bridge between classroom learning and career success, and a glimpse of what's possible when education and industry come  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Jan. 21 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Northern Plains Ethics Institute to host historian Ted Davis will present "Why Christianity is Good for Science" on Thursday, Feb. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Prairie Rose room of the NDSU Memorial Union. * The Northern Plains Ethics Institute at NDSU will host a noon luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 19, featuring historian of science Edward B. Davis, whose presentation will examine the relationship b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has released Oil Crops Outlook: January 2026 (OCS-26a), authored by Maria Bukowski and Bryn Swearingen and approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board, updating supply-demand projections for soybeans and minor oilseeds in marketing year (MY) 2025/26. Issued January 14, 2026, the report incorporates USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service data from the Crop Production--2025 Summary, which  more