South Dakota Senate bill aims to raise stakes for National Guard deployments
If passed, the bill would require the U.S. Congress to formally declare war to deploy South Dakota National Guard members.
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Kristi Noem, a homeland security chief hopeful, banned in parts of her state
The governor had released this “false information,” prosecutor Kathryn Rich said, around the time she was sending the South Dakota National Guard to help patrol the southern border.
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Kristi Noem Used Troops for Border Protection, but Not for Flood Aid at Home
Since 2021, South Dakota has spent about $3 million to send National Guard troops to the border, according to data obtained from the state’s legislative research council. The most recent ...
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Trump’s DHS pick prioritized sending National Guard to the US-Mexico border over providing aid to flood victims
[AP Photo/Ben Curtis] In June Kristi Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota, refused to send National Guard troops in response to the historic floods in her own state, citing high costs and ...