South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s ascension to Homeland Security secretary-in-waiting came as a surprise in some quarters.

Just days after being elected to a second term, Donald Trump has announced his picks to lead his immigration enforcement, ...

Keturah Herron (D) became the first LGBTQ+ woman elected to the Kentucky state Senate. Also in Kentucky, Emma Curtis will be the first openly transgender person to hold city office in the state, ...

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Watertown and Aberdeen Republicans Josephine Garcia and Brandei Schaefbauer will join 37 other female lawmakers in Pierre when the 2025 session starts.

That puts the focus on Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, a 65-year-old Meade County rancher and legislative veteran who would be thrust ...

It's like Donald Trump is the team captain on the 5th grade dodgeball team and is choosing all of his friends to be his first ...

The point of placing loyalists in positions of influence isn’t to make the government work; it is to bend the government to ...

Who is in Trump’s Cabinet so far? The MAGA ally, the Fox News host and the ex-Democrat - The President-elect has wasted no ...

With Sen. John Thune becoming Senate Majority Leader and Gov. Kristi Noem nominated for the Secretary of Homeland Security, ...

This might sound radical or extreme, but the US somehow managed to get along for more than 225 years before this department ...

Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is preparing to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ...