5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.. Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team on a 59 ...

4 days ago · The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, installing a long-time Trump ally at the helm of an agency poised to play a ...

6 days ago · The South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, S.D., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Gov. Kristi Noem, President Donald Trump’s pick to be Homeland Security Secretary, used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” at the southern border far away from the state’s windswept prairies and freedom-loving farmers.

5 days ago · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

4 days ago · Noem, who held her state's lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in 2019, has risen in the GOP by tacking closely with Trump. At one point, she was even under consideration ...

Nov 13, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.

5 days ago · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her ...

Nov 13, 2024 · In choosing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his homeland security secretary, President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a long-time loyalist to helm an agency that’s expected to play a...

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has officially chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Nov 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, one of the biggest government agencies that will be integral to his vow...