Most states haven't modernized their constitutions to reflect the rise of women in politics. Among those that have are New York's, which became gender-neutral in 2001, and Vermont's, where voters ...

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem looked quite different in her first official portrait as the governor of South ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said all Americans “will be treated the same” by the retooled disaster agency.

Noem believes states still need federal funds for disaster relief, but local officials should decide on how it's deployed.

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Just last year former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was under consideration as Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential running mate.

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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. So has Iowa Gov ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for ...

Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been Secretary of Homeland Security for 12 days. In that time, it doesn’t appear she has spent much time in her ...

NDN Collective CEO Nick Tilsen says his organization will ‘again be making a stand’ should Trump accept Gov. Larry Rhoden’s ...