Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump ... before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC (Eric Thayer/Getty Images ...

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Oversees more than a quarter-million employees. Noem would lead the department poised to be at the center of Trump's immigration policy priorities, including any deportation efforts, visa changes, and border security. "The reason that I asked for it is ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem heads to Capitol Hill on Friday for her confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security -- a hearing where border security and plans to launch a ...

(CNN) — The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as ... critical than ever,” Noem told senators during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. “We must secure our ...

At her confirmation hearing, Noem said she would carry out Trump's plans for mass deportations, beginning with people who are in the country illegally and who have criminal convictions. On Friday ...

Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, visits Capitol Hill in December (EPA) Mardi Gras this year is meanwhile set for March 4 and will once more be a huge draw ...

WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting into position a key member of the Republican's Cabinet as ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary ... Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on Her political stock took a momentary dip, however ...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on her nomination to be Secretary of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — After one week in office, the Trump administration said ICE has steadily increased daily arrests. On Monday, the agency said it made 1,179 arrests, well above the daily average for fiscal year 2024 of 310. The Trump administration directed the DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals and FBI to arrest undocumented immigrants.