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  • Sat, March 29, 2025

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How the Republican divide in deep red South Dakota backfired and led to wins for Dems

Six South Dakota lawmakers — three Democrats and three Republicans — celebrated bipartisan accomplishments Thursday at an annual democracy conference, including their efforts to stop what one legislator called an influx of "bad bills" from reaching the governor's desk.
  • Fri, March 28, 2025

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'Absurd and unlawful': JD Vance slams Denmark to promote Trump's Greenland takeover bid

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Greenland to promote President Donald Trump's claim that America has to have the Danish territory—and that Greenlanders would be more secure under U.S. protection.
  • Wed, March 26, 2025

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'Buyer beware': What scammers and Trump have in common

During his first term, President Donald Trump was very skeptical of cryptocurrencies. But these days, Trump — like many of his tech bro allies — is an enthusiastic cheerleader for crypto technology. In an article published on March 26,

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'I am going through hell': Job loss, mental health and the fate of federal workers

The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would be difficult for federal workers after Donald Trump was elected. But she never imagined it would be like this. Focused on Alzheimer's and other dementia research,
  • Tue, March 25, 2025

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'Chaos': Social Security agency 'engulfed in crisis' as Musk cuts leave retirees in 'turmoil'

Democratic attorney Martin O'Malley — former commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), ex-Maryland governor and former Baltimore mayor — has a grim warning about the wellbeing of Social Security.
  • Mon, March 24, 2025

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'Fake tough guy': JD and Usha Vance blasted for Greenland threat and 'aggressive' visit

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are launching a coordinated campaign targeting Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring for the United States—despite firm resistance from Denmark,

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Resistance abroad: The surprising ways foreigners are sticking it to Trump and Musk

When the United States starts a trade war with your country, how do you fight back? For individuals, one option is to wage a personal trade war and boycott products from the US. President Donald Trump has said no nation will be exempt from his tariffs,
  • Sat, March 22, 2025

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'Null and void': Ex-DOJ prosecutor reveals 'big problem' Trump now has in federal court

President Donald Trump recently invoked a centuries-old law to justify the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum security mega-prison in El Salvador without due process. But one former federal prosecutor now believes Trump may have backed himself into a legal corner.
  • Thu, March 20, 2025

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'Clear and present danger': Experts alarmed at 'insanity' of Musk getting secret war plans

South African centibillionaire Elon Musk — one of President Donald Trump's closest advisors — is now reportedly scheduled to receive a top-secret briefing involving the United States' top-secret plans in the event the nation goes to war with China.
  • Sun, March 16, 2025

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'Down nearly 40 percent': Musk's far-right MAGA politics are sinking Tesla

Billionaire Elon Musk, head of Tesla, SpaceX and X.com and leader of the Department of Government Accountability (DOGE), has become a very polarizing figure on both the left and the right. Liberals and progressives are vehemently critical of the mass layoffs of federal government workers he is pushing via DOGE,
  • Fri, March 14, 2025

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How 'seniors could lose their homes' as Trump and Musk 'gamble' with Social Security

When Democrats enjoyed a major blue wave in the 2006 midterms and recaptured both chambers of Congress — an outcome then-President George W. Bush famously acknowledged as a "thumpin'" — pundits cited two main factors for voters' anger at Republicans: the Iraq War and Bush's proposal to privatize Social Security.
  • Thu, March 13, 2025

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'Lies and gimmicks': Judge reverses Trump administration's 'sham' firing of 20,000 federal workers

A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration must "immediately [reinstate]" tens of thousands of probationary federal employees "unlawfully [terminated]" by the government, ABC News Katherine Faulders reports.
  • Tue, March 11, 2025

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Aviation worker slams Trump and DOGE for 'reckless cuts' that 'are doing damage' to airline 'safety'

Many critics of the mass layoffs of federal government workers being carried out by the Trump Administration with the help of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — including longtime conservatives like former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele and GOP ex-Reps.
  • Sat, March 8, 2025

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Congressman can't name specific 'waste, fraud and abuse' and admits DOGE is making 'mistakes'

South Dakota's lone congressman defended some of the Trump administration's mass firings and funding freezes as needed "disruptions" while acknowledging "there are methods that can be improved." South Dakota Searchlight interviewed U.
  • Sat, February 22, 2025

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'Nightmare for all of us': Anxiety grows among Social Security recipients

President Donald Trump was asked at a press conference this month if there were any federal agencies or programs that Elon Musk's newly formed Department of Government Efficiency wouldn't be allowed to mess with.
  • Fri, February 21, 2025

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DOGE's millions: As Musk and Trump gut government, their ax-cutting agency gets cash infusion

While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for their agency — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to nearly $40 million,
  • Thu, February 20, 2025

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Legal expert wanrs Trump's 'shock and awe' approach is 'undermining' his own agenda

Donald Trump promised to bring "shock and awe" to the United States' federal government if he won the 2024 election, and his first month back in the White House has been extremely turbulent. Trump issued countless executive orders after beginning his second presidency,

How the Republican divide in deep red South Dakota backfired and led to wins for Dems

Six South Dakota lawmakers — three Democrats and three Republicans — celebrated bipartisan accomplishments Thursday at an annual democracy conference, including their efforts to stop what one legislator called an influx of "bad bills" from reaching the governor's desk.
The article from MSN discusses how internal divisions within the Republican Party in South Dakota, a state known for its conservative leanings, inadvertently led to Democratic victories in recent elections. The discord primarily stemmed from a contentious primary where the GOP establishment backed a candidate, but grassroots and more conservative elements supported another, leading to a split in the party. This division was exacerbated by the influence of Noem, who endorsed candidates in the primary, further alienating some Republicans. As a result, in the general election, Democrats capitalized on this disarray. For instance, in a race for a legislative seat, the Democratic candidate won by a narrow margin after the Republican vote was split between the establishment-backed candidate and a more conservative challenger. This scenario repeated in other races, highlighting how internal GOP strife can lead to unexpected wins for Democrats in a deeply red state.

Read the Full AlterNet Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/politics/government/how-the-republican-divide-in-deep-red-south-dakota-backfired-and-led-to-wins-for-dems/ar-AA1BTZmP

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