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Rounds lone Republican to oppose permitting bill
Sen. Mike Rounds opposed a bipartisan energy permitting bill, citing concerns about South Dakota landowners’ property rights. Read More
Senate advances bipartisan permitting reform bill, teeing up passage
The Senate voted Monday to advance a major bipartisan bill that aims to speed up the construction of energy and other infrastructure projects — clearing a key hurdle toward the measure becoming law. The vote was 73-25, teeing up likely Senate passage in the weeks ahead. Sen. Mike Rounds (S.D.) was t Read More
Sen. Mike Rounds defeats independent challenger in South Dakota
A well-funded challenge by an independent fell short Tuesday as Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota won reelection. Read More
Republican Mike Rounds wins reelection to U.S. Senate from South Dakota
Republican Mike Rounds wins reelection to U.S. Senate from South Dakota. Read More
Sen. Mike Rounds wins reelection in South Dakota
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds is projected to win reelection in South Dakota’s Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Rounds was expected to defeat his opponent, Democrat-turned-Independent Brian Bengs, in the reliably Republican state. Bengs was not well-funded, and a previous Democratic challen Read More
J.D. Vance PAC among high-profile donors flooding Rounds-Bengs race
FEC filings reviewed by KOTA Territory News reveal major late donations to both Mike Rounds and Brian Bengs ahead of Election Day. Read More
South Dakota live results: 2026 Senate election
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds is running for a sixth term representing South Dakota. He faces Brian Bengs, an independent and veteran. He was the Democratic nominee for Senate in 2022. Polls close at 8 p.m. EST. Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live results below. Read More
Rhoden, Rounds distance themselves from Trump ahead of midterms
Facing economic concerns and split poll numbers, South Dakota Republicans Mike Rounds and Larry Rhoden adjust messaging and distance from Donald Trump. Read More
Bengs, Gronli criticize GOP opponents’ late midterm bus tour
Brian Bengs and Nikki Gronli questioned the optics of a joint bus tour launched by Republican opponents Mike Rounds, Marty Jackley, and Larry Rhoden ahead of Election Day. Read More
Rhoden, Rounds, Jackley driving voter turnout through bus tour
Larry Rhoden, Mike Rounds and Marty Jackley brought their 12-city Get Out the Vote bus tour to Rapid City, addressing property taxes, fuel costs and healthcare ahead of Nov. 3. Read More
Poll: Sen. Rounds leads challenger Bengs 56-37%
A new South Dakota Poll shows Sen. Mike Rounds leading Brian Bengs 56-37%, with Bengs ahead 62-30% among independents and 34% lacking name recognition. Read More
I'm independent Brian Bengs. This is why I want South Dakota's vote for Senate
A retired military prosecutor challenges Mike Rounds for Senate, citing lobbyist ties, private jet spending, and pushing term limits in Congress. Read More
Sen. Mike Rounds’ office evacuated as suspicious letters target dozens of lawmakers nationwide
Sen. Mike Rounds’ Sioux Falls office was evacuated over a suspicious letter, one of dozens sent to at least 36 lawmakers and election sites across the country. Read More
More lawmakers report suspicious packages at offices
Several lawmakers said Friday their offices across the country had received suspicious mailings following reports earlier this week of letters containing unknown substances at U.S. election offices. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Te Read More
Another Republican senator quietly scrubs Trump from campaign website as midterm jitters creep into blood red South Dakota
South Dakota Republican Senator Mike Rounds is the latest candidate quietly scrubbing mentions of President Donald Trump on his campaign website. Read More
Trump vanishes from GOP senator's campaign website as poll numbers plunge weeks before election
Sen. Mike Rounds' campaign scrubbed several Trump mentions from his website as the president's approval rating craters in South Dakota's Senate race. Read More
Bengs highlights report on fired OpenAI safety researchers
Independent Senate candidate Brian Bengs highlighted reports of OpenAI researcher firings as he and Sen. Mike Rounds differ on AI oversight and regulation. Read More
Another Republican senator quietly deletes Trump from campaign amid grueling midterm bout
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds seems to have stripped mentions of President Donald Trump from his campaign's website, The Washington Sun reported, adding him to a list of Republicans quietly putting space between themselves and the president.A saved copy of the page shows that the text under the site Read More
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds Wants Deportations Refocused
Sen. Mike Rounds (D-SD) is suggesting that the administration's immigration policy target only those here illegally who have broken laws other than immigration laws. Read More
'No Way We Can Do Moratoriums' on Artificial Intelligence
During Sunday's broadcast of Fox News Channel's "Life, Liberty & Levin," Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) rejected calls for a moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) and vowed to put the proper guidelines in place. | Clips Read More