Republicans picked a new leader in the Senate. Unlike the president with whom he’ll be working, John Thune is a career ...

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

Rounds said he can pass the bill with 50 votes through reconciliation, which is a way to enact legislation on taxes and ...

South Dakota ranked last in average teacher salary and currently ranks 49th in the nation. Here's how the state is responding to the gap.

By sending the South Dakota National Guard to the border, the governor built her national profile but paid less attention to ...

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

Incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, signaled Tuesday he’s willing to push back against potential ...

The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general serves as a reminder that the ...

This week, we look at the latest on a proposed CO2 pipeline, the upcoming legislative session, and a new initiative to ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s rise to secretary of the Department of Homeland Security would put her in charge of a ...

Republican senators are choosing their words carefully ... upon the personalities involved,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican. “The way I approach it, the president has a ...