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How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaign
Read full article: How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaignThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of a $200 million anti-immigration ad campaign.
Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections
Read full article: Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for electionsThe Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.
Noem taps new ICE leaders and moves to identify leakers
Read full article: Noem taps new ICE leaders and moves to identify leakersHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced new immigration enforcement leadership as she pledged to step of polygraph tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about immigration operations to the media.
Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policy
Read full article: Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policyA federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto RicoU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has promised to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages.
Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groupsA federal judge on Monday blocked immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations in houses of worship for Quakers and a handful of other religious groups.
Democratic governors balance whether to fight or pacify after Trump threatens one of their own
Read full article: Democratic governors balance whether to fight or pacify after Trump threatens one of their ownPresident Donald Trump’s real-time confrontation with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes captured the conundrum many Democratic governors are facing in the Republican’s second term.
States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown
Read full article: States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdownRepublican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
Read full article: In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agencyAs the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government.
Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies
Read full article: Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policiesU.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plunged 39% in January, an early gauge of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
Read full article: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddlingPresident Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.
Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement
Read full article: Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcementFor years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents.
US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave
Read full article: US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leaveStaffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.
FEMA says it's halting payments for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotels
Read full article: FEMA says it's halting payments for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotelsThe acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable.
Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo
Read full article: Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to GuantanamoA federal court has blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.
Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Read full article: Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdownPresident Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown.
Are Americans paying attention to Musk and Trump's DOGE? Here's what people in Iowa had to say
Read full article: Are Americans paying attention to Musk and Trump's DOGE? Here's what people in Iowa had to sayIowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans
Read full article: Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 VenezuelansHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S. The decision affects some of the Venezuelans currently living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status.
What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?
Read full article: What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?President Donald Trump is using a trio of executive orders to throw the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil.
With plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the border
Read full article: With plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the borderUntil now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground and air, repairing vehicles and building barriers.
US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administration
Read full article: US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administrationThe nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.
Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Read full article: Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 VenezuelansHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.
New Homeland Security secretary joins federal agents to tout immigrant arrests in NYC
Read full article: New Homeland Security secretary joins federal agents to tout immigrant arrests in NYCHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal agents in New York City to announce the arrests of immigrants wanted on criminal charges.
How key Republican senators are responding to Trump allies' primary threats
Read full article: How key Republican senators are responding to Trump allies' primary threatsAllies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities.
Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary
Read full article: Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretaryThe Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Key moments from Kristi Noem's hearing for Homeland Security chief
Read full article: Key moments from Kristi Noem's hearing for Homeland Security chiefSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is promising to be a tough hand in carrying out President-elect Donald Trump's vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security including his plans to crack down on border security.
White House holds homeland security tabletop exercise with senior Trump officials
Read full article: White House holds homeland security tabletop exercise with senior Trump officialsSenior officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration have participated in a transition exercise hosted by President Joe Biden's team on responding to potential terror attacks and avian flu, among other challenges.
Donald Trump's call for 'energy dominance' is likely to run into real-world limits
Read full article: Donald Trump's call for 'energy dominance' is likely to run into real-world limitsDonald Trump is creating a National Energy Council that he says will establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world.
The FBI and DHS leaders won't testify publicly about national security threats before the Senate
Read full article: The FBI and DHS leaders won't testify publicly about national security threats before the SenateThe leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate hearing on global national security threats.

Path to the Polls: Trump’s polarizing Cabinet picks keep generating earthquakes and aftershocks
Read full article: Path to the Polls: Trump’s polarizing Cabinet picks keep generating earthquakes and aftershocksSo much to consider, so much to talk about when it comes to President-elect Donald Trump's choices for his Cabinet. Political analyst Daniel Cronrath joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to breakdown the earthquakes and aftershocks of Trump's picks.
A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte
Read full article: A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly AyotteA record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the record set in 2023.
Trump's Pennsylvania town hall turns into impromptu concert after medical incidents
Read full article: Trump's Pennsylvania town hall turns into impromptu concert after medical incidentsDonald Trump’s town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert after the former president was twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the room.
Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77
Read full article: Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who spent nearly three decades in Congress, has died.
South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballot
Read full article: South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballotThe South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot.
Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law
Read full article: Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline lawA statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights” related to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project proposed for the Midwest.
South Dakota Gov. Noem's official social media accounts seem to disappear without explanation
Read full article: South Dakota Gov. Noem's official social media accounts seem to disappear without explanationLongstanding official social media accounts belonging to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appear to have been deleted without explanation.
Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
Read full article: Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the MidwestA house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam has collapsed into the river as extreme weather and flooding continue to grip the upper Midwest.
Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest
Read full article: Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the MidwestSevere storms with tornado warnings brought hail and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest as floodwaters breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations.
Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2
Read full article: Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. has collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the South Dakota presidential and state primaries
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the South Dakota presidential and state primariesSouth Dakota Republicans’ tug-of-war over their party identity continues in Tuesday’s election, with district-level primaries the main event.
Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails
Read full article: Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emailsA new South Dakota Board of Regents policy keeps employees from including their gender pronouns in school email signatures and other correspondence.
Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by another South Dakota tribe
Read full article: Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by another South Dakota tribeSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after another tribe banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels.
Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts
Read full article: Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryoutsFormer President Donald Trump remains stuck in a New York courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies.
South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting North Korea's Kim Jong Un in new book
Read full article: South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting North Korea's Kim Jong Un in new bookSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem claims in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress.
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog
Read full article: South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dogSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again.
South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo video
Read full article: South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo videoA Democratic legislator is calling for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the dental office.
South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state's abortion laws. They propose a video
Read full article: South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state's abortion laws. They propose a videoSouth Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature has approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene.
Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum's taxidermy animals to find new homes
Read full article: Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum's taxidermy animals to find new homesSouth Dakota's Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new homes for more than 150 taxidermy animals of its arsenic-contaminated collection.
What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Read full article: What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian ReservationFor the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
South Dakota has apologized and must pay $300K to transgender advocates
Read full article: South Dakota has apologized and must pay $300K to transgender advocatesSouth Dakota has apologized and will pay $300,000 under a settlement with a transgender advocacy group that sued Gov. Kristi Noem and her health secretary.
South Dakota tribe bans governor from reservation over US-Mexico border remarks
Read full article: South Dakota tribe bans governor from reservation over US-Mexico border remarksThe Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has banned Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation, one of the largest in the U.S. This comes days after the Republican governor gave a speech about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underway
Read full article: With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underwayVice presidential candidates typically aren’t tapped until after a candidate has locked down the nomination.
South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
Read full article: South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substanceThe South Dakota House has passed a bill that would make xylazine a controlled substance.
Gov. Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South Dakota
Read full article: Gov. Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South DakotaSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in Rapid City Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick.
South Dakota governor prods Washington to address national drug shortages
Read full article: South Dakota governor prods Washington to address national drug shortagesAs the U.S. struggles with prescription drug shortages, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has advanced a modest plan that she hopes will prod Washington to address weaknesses in the international pharmaceutical supply chain.
The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren't there more women?
Read full article: The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren't there more women?Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, with more than a dozen candidates seeking the party's nomination in what's turning out to be the GOP's most diverse presidential field ever.
South Dakota gov's veto of cryptocurrency regulations upheld
Read full article: South Dakota gov's veto of cryptocurrency regulations upheldSouth Dakota’s House has failed to override Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent veto of a bill that would have created government regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state.
Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming care
Read full article: Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming careGov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care.
South Dakota's Noem tries to convince lawmakers on tax cut
Read full article: South Dakota's Noem tries to convince lawmakers on tax cutSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is trying to win over the Republican-controlled Legislature with details of her plan to enact a historic repeal of the state’s tax on groceries.
Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracy
Read full article: Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracyDemocrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.
South Dakota prosecutor: No charges for Noem's airplane use
Read full article: South Dakota prosecutor: No charges for Noem's airplane useA South Dakota prosecutor who was overseeing an investigation into Gov. Kristi Noem’s use of state government aircraft says that the investigation found nothing to support a criminal prosecution.
Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans
Read full article: Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plansPresidential aspirants running for reelection while dreaming of the highest office in the land often face an uncomfortable question: Will they commit to serving a full term — should they win one — when their best moment to take a shot at the White House may come sooner than that.
Noem's balancing act: Big ambitions, South Dakota reelection
Read full article: Noem's balancing act: Big ambitions, South Dakota reelectionMany political watchers expected Gov. Kristi Noem to cruise to reelection this year in Republican-dominated South Dakota against a Democratic challenger without statewide experience.
Ethics board keeps 'action' secret on complaint against Noem
Read full article: Ethics board keeps 'action' secret on complaint against NoemA South Dakota ethics board is keeping it a secret what action it took after finding there was evidence Gov. Kristi Noem improperly intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.
Gov. Kristi Noem silent on possible appeal to ethics board
Read full article: Gov. Kristi Noem silent on possible appeal to ethics boardSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is showing no sign of fighting an action taken against her by a state ethics board over her actions surrounding her daughter's application for a real estate appraiser's license.
Conservative college's curriculum gets foothold in S. Dakota
Read full article: Conservative college's curriculum gets foothold in S. DakotaA proposal for South Dakota's public school standards for American history was influenced by a conservative private college enjoying outsize influence among top Republicans.
SD Gov. Kristi Noem weighs response to ethics complaints
Read full article: SD Gov. Kristi Noem weighs response to ethics complaintsA South Dakota ethics board’s finding that Gov. Kristi Noem may have engaged in misconduct by intervening in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license isn’t likely the last word on the matter.
Board: SD Gov. Kristi Noem may have 'engaged in misconduct’
Read full article: Board: SD Gov. Kristi Noem may have 'engaged in misconduct’A South Dakota ethics board has found enough information that Gov. Kristi Noem may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license to potentially take action against the Republican governor.
GOP candidates stress urgency at annual Nevada cookout
Read full article: GOP candidates stress urgency at annual Nevada cookoutAt the 7th annual Basque Fry in Gardnerville, a lineup of GOP national heavyweights and local Nevada politicians fired up a crowd of 1,500 Republicans with a message of urgency.
Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states
Read full article: Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from statesWhen the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide.
GOP governors mulling 2024 run aren't rushing abortion laws
Read full article: GOP governors mulling 2024 run aren't rushing abortion lawsSeveral Republican governors seen as potential 2024 presidential candidates have been cautious to push new abortion restrictions in their state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
South Dakota Gov. Noem gets emphatic win with AG's removal
Read full article: South Dakota Gov. Noem gets emphatic win with AG's removalSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem got an emphatic victory when the Senate removed Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office by convicting him of impeachment for killing a pedestrian with his car.
South Dakota impeachment trial probing AG's fatal crash
Read full article: South Dakota impeachment trial probing AG's fatal crashSouth Dakota senators have begun hearing evidence for the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, whose account of a fatal 2020 traffic accident led criminal investigators, some lawmakers and the victim’s family to question his truthfulness.
South Dakota senators silent on AG impeachment vote
Read full article: South Dakota senators silent on AG impeachment voteSouth Dakota senators are staying silent on how they will vote as they weigh whether to remove Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.