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

Now that South Dakota's 2024 election is in the books, it's time to take a deep breath and step away from politics for a few months, right? Well, not quite.

Republican Taffy Howard beat out Democrat Kehala Two Bulls to represent District 34 in the Senate. With more than 76% of the vote, South Dakota's lone House Representative Dusty Johnson secured another two years in Congress.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, CNN reported on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The position involves overseeing federal public safety,

Trump is off to a rapid start rolling out his picks for key administration jobs as he prepares for a return to the White House in January.

(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two sources. Noem, once seen as a possible running mate for ...

Kristi Noem will be in charge of implementing Trump’s policies on immigration, including his pledge to carry out mass deportations of undocumented migrants, one of the key elements of the incoming president’s second term agenda.

The president-elect is rapidly filling out his cabinet with Republican lawmakers and loyalists just a week after Americans sent him back to the White House.

Progressive priorities such as abortion rights, grocery tax repeal and legalized recreational marijuana were all defeated.

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in the upper chamber prepare for a return to power. “I’ve known John

With voters declining to enshrine a right to abortion in the State Constitution, South Dakota will continue to have one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.