Port: Gov. Armstrong censured over book ban veto as MAGA populists take control of NDGOP

Port: Gov. Armstrong censured over book ban veto as MAGA populists take control of NDGOP

MINOT — Heading into the 2026 election cycle, traditional Republican candidates in North Dakota may have more to fear from their own party than Democrats. Today, at a reorganization meeting at the NDGOP's state headquarters in Bismarck, as "No King" protests waved signs across the street, the party elected Matthew Simon as its new chair, and censured Gov. Kelly Armstrong over his veto of book ban legislation. The election took five ballots. The …