South Dakota's relatively unassuming national presence was shattered this week after a meteoric rise to power for Gov. Kristi ...

Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota. Tribal leaders are more positive about South Dakota Sen. John Thune being elected Senate ...

While the next four years of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are still being constructed, South Dakota ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

Trump on Thursday selected former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Collins, who ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's ...

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, ...

Republicans chose Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso for the No. 2 leadership post in the Senate alongside South Dakota Sen. John ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...