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Former President Joe Biden told South Dakota Democrats that the country has endured dark moments before, and they must d...
06/06/2026

Former President Joe Biden told South Dakota Democrats that the country has endured dark moments before, and they must do the same ahead of this fall’s elections. “There’s no time to give up,” Biden said. “It’s time to get up.”

Joe Biden was the keynote speaker at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day Dinner fundraiser at the Ramkota exhibit hall.

The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose ...
06/06/2026

The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections.

The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions.

A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asyl...
06/05/2026

A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers following a shooting in Washington, D.C., that left one West Virginia National Guard member dead and another seriously injured.

A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers

Political newcomer Toby Doeden and Gov. Larry Rhoden both have paths to earning the support of voters who backed their o...
06/05/2026

Political newcomer Toby Doeden and Gov. Larry Rhoden both have paths to earning the support of voters who backed their opponents in the GOP primary for governor, political analysts say.

Political newcomer Toby Doeden and Gov. Larry Rhoden both have paths to earning the support of voters who backed their opponents.

As the dust settles on the primary election, Searchlight commentary writer and longtime journalist Kevin Woster joins Se...
06/05/2026

As the dust settles on the primary election, Searchlight commentary writer and longtime journalist Kevin Woster joins Searchlight Report host Meghan O’Brien to break down the upcoming runoff in the race for South Dakota's Republican nomination for governor.

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Longtime South Dakota journalist and Searchlight commentary writer Kevin Woster joins host Meghan O’Brien to discuss the race for South Dakota’s Republican nomination for governor. The race is headed for South Dakota’s first-ever top two runoff in a statewide contest.

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in...
06/05/2026

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects.

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records.

With South Dakota's John Thune and Mike Rounds voting yes, the U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package to fund...
06/05/2026

With South Dakota's John Thune and Mike Rounds voting yes, the U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package to fund immigration and deportation activities for the next three years without negotiating new constraints on federal agents with Democrats.

The 52-47 mostly party-line vote sends the measure to the House, where GOP lawmakers in that chamber could send it to President Donald Trump for his signature as soon as next week.

A notice from the South Dakota Department of Health asked medical providers to “be alert” for measles symptoms in Brooki...
06/05/2026

A notice from the South Dakota Department of Health asked medical providers to “be alert” for measles symptoms in Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake and Moody counties.

South Dakota health officials have flagged the state’s ninth case of measles this year, according to the state Health Department.

U.S. Senate Republicans fended off an attempt Thursday to block the Department of Justice from using an “anti-weaponizat...
06/05/2026

U.S. Senate Republicans fended off an attempt Thursday to block the Department of Justice from using an “anti-weaponization” fund to pay people who feel they were wrongly prosecuted, as well as another proposal that sought to require congressional authorization for a new White House ballroom.

U.S. Senate Republicans fended off an attempt Thursday to block the Department of Justice from using an “anti-weaponization” fund.

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country ...
06/05/2026

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office.

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country.

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