Welcome to a new weekly feature reviewing South Dakotans in the federal government, where we keep an eye on Sens. John Thune ...

During a closed-door lunch on Tuesday, two top Trump officials urged Republican senators to fast-track $175 billion in new ...

Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump’sCabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his ...

Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the week ending Jan. 30. There were no key votes in the House during the week ending Jan. 30.

Kristi Noem presents her annual budget address to ... with her fellow South Dakota Republicans, Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Mike Rounds, casting two of the votes in favor.

Vance, who Trump tasked with getting his Cabinet confirmed, “quickly made it clear to his team, legislative affairs staffers and others in the White House: Time to call off the dogs,” writes our ...

Republicans have a 53-47 Senate majority and, thanks to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s hasty decision to change ...

Kristi Noem was confirmed as the Secretary of Homeland Security last month, and was grilled on Elon Musk's role in government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Friday that “fixing this crisis and restoring respect for the ...

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Russ Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, giving support to ...