Republicans competing for North Dakota’s sole U.S. House seat support President Donald Trump’s war in Iran while a Democratic challenger says Congress should have to authorize the military action.

Is the populist faction of the North Dakota Republican Party so angry that they would be willing to vote for a Democrat? U.S. House candidate Trygve Hammer seems to want to test that theory.

PEKIN, N.D. (March 19, 2026) – As the winter season drew to a close on a warm, sunny afternoon at the Pekin Community Center, residents gathered for a get-together, partaking of hot soup and tasty snacks while engaging in civil discussion with three Democratic candidates, one of whom is making a bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, while the others are running for office in…

On this episode of Open Range, Gary Emineth sits down with North Dakota Democratic candidate for U.S. House, Trygve Hammer, for a powerful and eye-opening conversation.