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U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., stands outside an office door bearing his name, speaking to a huddle of reporters holding out smartphones to record his remarks. He wears a dark navy blue suit jacket over a crisp white dress shirt, paired with a vibrant gold textured tie and wire-rimmed glasses.

US Senate Majority Leader Thune’s latest financial disclosure includes a book deal

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, has an agreement to write his first book, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.

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South Dakota State Senators Julie Frye-Mueller and Tom Pischke look to the left while seated at their desks on the Senate floor.
South Dakota state Sen. Tom Pischke faces up to 4 years in prison for election fraud charges

South Dakota State Sen. Tom Pischke faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his legislative seat if convicted of election fraud. The Republican lawmaker is accused of forging multiple signatures on party nomination forms.

‘No time to give up,’ Biden tells South Dakota Democrats

Former President Joe Biden told South Dakota Democrats on Friday that the country has endured dark moments before, and they must do the same ahead of this fall’s elections.

Three candidates pledge changes on Medicaid, ag, taxes and education while South Dakota governor touts results
Overdose deaths decline in South Dakota
Trump replaces Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he is naming U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing Kristi Noem in Trump’s cabinet.

South Dakota House stops proposal asking voters to repeal Medicaid expansion
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden platforms abortion pill disinformation in State of the State address

During South Dakota’s State of the State address last week, Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) spread misinformation about abortion pills and promoted “abortion reversal medication,” which is highly discredited by medical experts.

‘No Kings’ rallies galvanize smaller cities and towns throughout Heartland

Last Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies garnered an estimated 7 million people to rally against President Donald Trump and his administration’s monarch-like control of power. Much of the attention has been on the largest rallies in cities like New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

4 Heartland states where Republicans have obstructed direct democracy

Republicans across the Heartland continue to blatantly undermine direct democracy and the will of voters in their state.

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