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President-elect Trump brings South Dakota politicians into national spotlight

President-elect Trump brings South Dakota politicians into national spotlight

While the next four years of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are still being constructed, South Dakota politicians are being brought into a larger national conversation.
by Phil Picardi, Heidi Raschke and Lukas Levin

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Politics Friday: Trump’s path to the White House began at the Iowa Caucuses

Politics Friday: Trump’s path to the White House began at the Iowa Caucuses

MPR News senior politics reporter Clay Masters looks back on the 2024 election campaign for the Iowa Caucus to election events leading up to this week when President-elect Trump stepped back into the White House.
by Clay Masters, Matthew Alvarez and Catharine Richert

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RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback

RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback

RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
by Will Stone and Allison Aubrey

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What Trump's pledge to close Dept. of Education means for students, GOP-led states

What Trump's pledge to close Dept. of Education means for students, GOP-led states

President-elect Trump promised to close the Department of Education. We asked several education policy experts what the impacts of doing so would mean for students and the country.
by Steve Inskeep and Taylor Haney

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What’s behind defense secretary pick Hegseth’s war on ’woke’

What’s behind defense secretary pick Hegseth’s war on ’woke’

The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and religious views and his aggressive criticism of the military he would be leading.
by Shannon Bond, Tom Bowman, Odette Yousef and Quil Lawrence

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Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative elections

Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative elections

Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didn’t achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. The GOP continues to control more legislatures, though Democrats notched some victories.
by Ryland Barton

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What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The two-term Republican governor of the sparsely populated state has taken a business-oriented approach to his tenure. 
by The Associated Press

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