Monae Johnson became South Dakota’s top election official with the help of people who allege elections are rife with fraud and ballots should be hand-counted; now they’re trying to replace her with somebody else.
COMMENTARY from Brad Johnson on Republican governor candidate Toby Doeden's "Save SD" signs:
"Doeden’s own success may be the strongest argument against his slogan. He didn’t build his business empire in a failing state."
President Donald Trump announced that oil barges were moving through the Strait of Hormuz, less than a day after he said the United States and Iran had brokered an end to the #Iran war.
Via @statesnewsroom.com
Silos have dotted the Midwestern landscape for 150 years. But they’re threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” has been tracking down silos her grandfather built before they disappear.
Via @agwaterdesk.bsky.social
The Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches set to take place on the White House South Lawn will go on as scheduled, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled.
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The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from #Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said.
"It’s hard to say why so many members of the Freedom Caucus were shown the door in the latest primary. Maybe South Dakota voters just don’t like freedom. Or maybe they’ve grown tired of a group that values political gamesmanship over legislative success."
COMMENTARY from Dana Hess:
President Trump celebrated his 80th birthday cageside at a multimillion-dollar bloody mixed martial arts event staged on the White House South Lawn, punctuated by fighter jet flyovers, a military band and fireworks to mark the country’s 250th anniversary.
Via @statesnewsroom.com
If Pierre is burning, who has been running the fire department all this time? The answer is not simply "the establishment."
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Monae Johnson became South Dakota’s top election official with the help of people who allege elections are rife with fraud; now they’re trying to replace her.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches set to take place on the White House South Lawn will go on as scheduled, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled.
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The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said.
Trump said administration officials had “made a great settlement of the war” with Iran but that details on a memorandum of understanding were still being worked out.
It also included the airing of a conspiracy theory about a former first lady, Michelle Obama, during post-fight comments by one of the contestants.
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As someone who is lucky enough to offer commentary about South Dakota politics, I must note that the recent Republican primary has made my job tougher. The state’s Republican voters, without any…
