Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been Secretary of Homeland Security for 12 days. In that time, it doesn’t appear she has spent much time in her ...

Trump has maintained a notably critical stance toward America's intelligence agencies. John Ratcliffe, the new CIA director ...

The Trump administration has appointed to serve as the top public diplomacy official at the State Department a former speech ...

Sometime this month Gov. Kristi Noem will get her seal of approval from the U.S. Senate to become the nation’s next secretary ...

Gabbard had faced pointed questions from some Republican senators about her stances on Edward Snowden and surveillance ...

Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative session, as Republican lawmakers continue a recent trend of trying to ...

As of January 2025, there have been five state executive official vacancies in four states. The vacancies occurred in the following offices: Secretary of State: 1 Attorney General: 1 Public Service ...

All of Trump's high-profile nominees are required to file reports disclosing their assets and recent sources of income.

Former South Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda.