WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and one of his supporters in the U.S. Senate ...

The newly-elected Senate Republican caucus met Nov. 8, 2024, to determine legislative leadershipfor the 2025-2026 Legislative ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) introduced the “Returning Education to Our States Act” to the Senate on Thursday afternoon, ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in ...

The journey of U.S. Sen. John Thune to new Senate majority leader began 20 years ago in one of the hardest fought, ...

Larry Rhoden has been serving as Kristi Noem's lieutenant governor. He'll inherit a tougher budget environment than she had.

Watertown and Aberdeen Republicans Josephine Garcia and Brandei Schaefbauer will join 37 other female lawmakers in Pierre ...

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite ...

Just over a quarter of South Dakota’s senators this winter will swear in as state lawmakers for the first time. It’s the largest freshman class the chamber has seen since 1990, when 10 ...