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After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a mandate to govern ...

Newly-elected U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, has a decision to make. Will he be a leader or a lackey?

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WASHINGTON – Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate, leaving Colorado’s two Democratic senators in the minority.

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Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump ...

Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.