THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For North
Dakota.
Pipelines secured. Coal and farms backed.
Help for working families and safer communities.
across North Dakota in 2025$199MRural healthcare funding
delivered to North Dakota$700MTo expand coal infrastructure
and keep coal plants running
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for North Dakota.
Eight big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in North Dakotans’ pockets.
- Jobs protected15,000
- Rural healthcare$199M
- Avg. tax refund$3,869
Dakota Access.
Future secured.
President Trump ended nearly a decade of delay and secured the future of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
- Permanent easementMay 2026
- CrossingLake Oahe
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making North Dakota safe again, with offenses down across the state in 2025.
New pipelines
at the northern border.
President Trump approved new pipeline facilities at North Dakota’s northern border.
- Bakken Pipeline, Burke County12" → 24"
- More Enbridge border crossingsEight
A boon for
North Dakota lignite.
President Trump’s policies have been a boon to North Dakota’s lignite (brown coal) industry.
To expand coal infrastructure and keep coal plants running.
See the coal winsBacking North Dakota
farmers.
Year-round E15 sales nationwide and a $12 billion farm aid package to support U.S. farmers.
A secure border.
A safer North Dakota.
President Trump secured the border and made North Dakota safer.
Degenerate criminals.
Removed.
President Trump is removing degenerate criminal illegals from North Dakota — from Grand Forks to Bismarck and Jamestown.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Delivering results.
For North Dakota.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering for North Dakota workers and businesses.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 15,000 North Dakota jobs, preserved $3 billion in North Dakota economic activity, and preserved $1 billion in wages for North Dakota workers.
White House releaseCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $199 million in rural healthcare funding to North Dakota.
CMS rural health awards100,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for North Dakota’s 100,000 seniors.
The WFTC delivered North Dakotans an average tax refund of $3,869 in 2026.
White House: ND savingsDAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
Ending nearly a decade of delay.
Securing Dakota Access.
President Trump ended nearly a decade of delay and secured the future of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
A permanent easement.
The Army Corps of Engineers granted a permanent easement for the pipeline to cross Lake Oahe, closing out a six-year court-ordered environmental review during which the pipeline had operated without a valid federal easement for five years.
Senator Cramer announcementPUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
In 2025, North Dakota experienced decreases in crimes against persons and property.
North Dakota2025↓ 7% all Group A offenses
NORTHERN BORDER PIPELINES
New pipeline facilities.
At the northern border.
President Trump approved new pipeline facilities at North Dakota’s northern border.
A bigger line.
President Trump granted a presidential permit authorizing new construction for the Bakken Pipeline Company in Burke County, upgrading an existing 12-inch line to 24 inches.
BOE ReportMore border crossings.
President Trump issued permits the same day for eight more Enbridge border crossings.
LIGNITE (BROWN COAL)
Backing coal.
Backing North Dakota lignite.
President Trump’s policies have been a boon to North Dakota’s lignite (brown coal) industry.
Keeping plants running.
President Trump announced a $700 million investment to expand coal infrastructure and keep coal plants running.
KOTA TVLower royalties. Faster approvals.
The Department of the Interior cut the federal coal royalty rate and streamlined approvals for coal projects nationwide.
The Well NewsNORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURE
Backing farmers.
Across North Dakota.
President Trump is backing North Dakota farmers.
Year-round, nationwide.
EPA waived a rule blocking summer sales of E15 gasoline, allowing the ethanol blend to be sold year-round nationwide.
Star TribuneSupport for farmers.
President Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package to support U.S. farmers.
CBS NewsSECURING THE BORDER
Securing the border.
Making North Dakota safer.
President Trump secured the border and made North Dakota safer.
Millions have left.
Over 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. since President Trump returned to office.
Fox NewsNot a single release.
The Trump Administration has not released a single illegal alien into the U.S. for 16 consecutive months.
Southwest border apprehensions were down 94% in July from the monthly average under Biden.
Fox NewsA year below one Biden month.
Border Patrol apprehensions on the southwest border totaled 90,084 in President Trump’s first year, fewer than the Biden administration’s average single month of 155,485.
DHS announcementGang members arrested.
ICE has arrested more than 10,000 gang members during President Trump’s second term.
DHS announcementIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing degenerate criminal illegals
from North Dakota.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in North Dakota communities.
Anousak Phongsavath
From Laos
Convicted of: Sex offense.
DHS recordAaron Perez Nolasco
From Mexico
Convicted of: Rape — disabled.
DHS recordRichard Sutcliffe
From the UK
Convicted of: Threat — terroristic state offenses, possession of explosives, and intimidation.
DHS recordRichard Wulu
From Liberia
Convicted of: Aggravated assault of non-family with strongarm.
DHS recordAbdi Ilmi
From Somalia
Convicted of: Sex offense against child (fondling).
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
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