Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader

If Noem is confirmed by the Senate, she will be in charge of immigration enforcement agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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.

Trump demonstrates his dedication to border security by tapping the governor of a state with no international borders to run Homeland Security.

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite differences between the two over the years.

Donald Trump nominated South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to helm the Department of Homeland Security, the Trump-Vance transition said Tuesday.

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

Clinton Anderson, who served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Harry S. Truman, was born in Centerville, South Dakota, though he spent much of his life in New Mexico, serving as a U.S. Representative for the state before his appointment and a U.S. Senator afterward.

South Dakota Sen. John Thune hailed his election as the next Senate Majority Leader Wednesday, vowing to work to enact Donald Trump's agenda and serve "the entire Republican conference" despite past differences with the president-elect.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the federal Department of Homeland Security. After CNN and other news outlets reported the news early Tuesday,

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