Welcome to a new weekly feature reviewing South Dakotans in the federal government, where we keep an eye on Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds, Rep. Dusty Johnson and Secretary of the Department of ...

On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave ...

Donald Trump’s foolish pledge to take over the Gaza strip was quickly slammed by major world leaders, including American ...

South Dakota Senator and US Senate Majority Leader John Thune this week introduced the American Beef Labeling Act, which would re-instate mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef through Senate ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jamelle Bouie is a New York Times columnist. Before that he was the chief political correspondent for Slate ...

Republican senators say they want to convince President Trump to support their plan to take the lead on a budget ...

House Republicans have missed another deadline to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending.

During his remarks from the Senate floor on the confirmation of Trump's OMB Director nominee, Russell Vought, Senator John Thune grilled Senate Democrats labeling them "double standard specialists." ...

U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand voted against RFK Jr.'s nomination for DHHS Feb. 6. Another ...

Senators hope during their meeting with Trump, they can push him to back Thune's proposal of two bills over Johnson's ...