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Candidates that voted to certify election results, supported Jan. 6 investigation fend off far-right challengers

Incumbent Republican governor of South Dakota wins GOP primary over Steve Haugaard

‘If you need a weapon of war to shoot a two pound rodent, you are an idiot’

In South Dakota, former President Trump has endorsed GOP Gov. Kristi Noem. As for Republican Sen. John Thune, Trump said his political career was "over" after Thune dismissed election fraud claims.

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 7, Brew. 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is looking to show her strength with Republican voters in Tuesday’s primary

Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate battles this fall that will play into control of Congress

WASHINGTON — Threats against the nation’s highest court are being taken seriously at the uppermost levels of government in the aftermath of this month’s leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Renewed focus on threats to justices comes as calls to beef up lower court security funding have gone largely unheeded.

WASHINGTON — To many observers on Capitol Hill and in foreign aid circles, Sen. Rand Paul’s lonely opposition to swift passage of a $40 billion package of military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine is nothing new. The Kentucky Republican has a well-known penchant for spending hawkishness mixed with dovishness…

The drama surrounding Sen. Rand Paul’s blocking of the Ukraine aid bill masks a divide over who will be the government spending watchdog.