Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with Trump despite differences the two have had ...

President-elect Donald Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, as he zeroes ...

Noem, 52, a Trump loyalist who has offered firm backing for the GOP leader's promise to carry out mass deportations, will ...

South Dakota voters in a referendum Tuesday negated a law meant to ease the path of carbon dioxide pipeline construction.

Trump says he will nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head Homeland Security Department WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Trump ...

Attention is already turning to 2026, when South Dakota will elect a new governor as well as hold races for U.S. Senate.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile during the COVID-19 pandemic, had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future, and published two political memoirs in three years. Lawmakers ...

Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota ...

The 82-year-old is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history. Republican senators chose South Dakota Sen. John Thune ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will take the mantle from Sen. Mitch McConnell as the majority leader of the Senate.