Any hope that fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem may have about returning to her home state of South Dakota to pick up the pieces and run for office again one day likely expired on Tuesday.

According to South Dakota News Watch reporting on polling conducted by the Chiesman Center for Democracy, roughly 3 in 4 South Dakotans approve of President Donald Trump's decision to fire Noem from her role as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The polling firm surveyed 500 registered voters across party affiliation between April 7-9 and found that 76 percent of respondents agreed with Trump's move, while 59 percent of South Dakotans disapproved of her performance as head of the DHS.

Noem was already politically vulnerable before the firing. The former governor and former U.S. House representative was on shaky ground when she accepted Trump's DHS nomination — but her reputation was already severely damaged by an admission in her book, "No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," that she killed an unruly puppy by placing it in a gravel pit and shooting it.

Brad Coker, founder of Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy, explained how the collapse occurred: "I think she was already starting to slip. Trump gave her a lifeline, and she wasn't able to hold on to the lifeline."

The puppy admission poisoned her standing with voters across the political spectrum. "Republicans have dogs too. It wasn't something that just offended the left," Coker noted, explaining that the brutal disclosure damaged her support even among her own party base.

CNN analyst Harry Enten highlighted how a contentious Virginia redistricting measure could shift control of the House of Representatives to Democrats in the 2026 midterms.

The proposed redistricting would redraw Virginia's congressional map to favor Democrats in 10 of 11 seats. Enten explained mid-decade redistricting efforts across multiple states —including Texas, California, Ohio, Utah, and North Carolina— have largely canceled each other out, with neither party gaining overall.

However, if Virginia's measure passes, Democrats would gain a three-to-four seat advantage from redistricting alone.

This advantage could prove decisive because Republicans currently hold the House with only a two-seat margin. A three-seat Democratic gain would eliminate the Republican majority entirely.

Enten emphasized, despite seeming modest, the Virginia redistricting measure could determine overall House control, explaining why significant campaign funding has targeted the race.

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President Donald Trump has removed three Cabinet secretaries in less than four weeks, signaling a White House in crisis as the administration struggles with the Iran war, collapsing approval ratings and soaring gas prices.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer became the latest casualty Monday afternoon when she was summoned to the White House and given an ultimatum: resign or be fired. She chose resignation, effective immediately, and her departure follows the ousters of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi within the previous month, reported MS NOW.

"In this White House, when it rains, it pours," said a former Trump White House official, adding that cabinet shakeups are "to be expected."

Chavez-DeRemer's resignation came days before she was scheduled to be interviewed by the Labor Department's Office of Inspector General, which launched an investigation earlier this year into allegations of misconduct involving the secretary and senior staff. She faced multiple scandals, including allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and misconduct allegations involving her husband and two female Labor Department employees. Through her attorney, Chavez-DeRemer denied wrongdoing.

Noem faced congressional scrutiny over her immigration crackdown leadership, particularly after federal immigration officers killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota. However, Trump ousted her specifically after she testified that he had approved a $220 million Department of Homeland Security advertising campaign prominently featuring herself — a claim the White House denied.

Trump removed Bondi over frustration with her failure to aggressively prosecute his perceived political enemies and her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

However, Trump's political troubles seem to be driving the purge. His approval rating stands in the mid-to-high 30s, with 68 percent of Americans disapproving of his inflation handling, according to an NBC News poll. The Iran war, nearly two months underway, is not progressing as Trump promised. Gas prices average over $4 per gallon nationally.

As Trump posted repeatedly Monday about "winning" the Iran war while blaming Democrats and the press, Republicans increasingly worry about major losses in November midterm elections.