South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national ...

Citing discussions with South Dakota’s congressional delegation, Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen said federal support for Medicaid ...

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, promoting the South Dakota governor despite ... John Ratcliffe for CIA director and, late on Friday ...

Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed ... After Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Noem is the fourth confirmed ...

South Dakota's first female governor, who is expected to push Trump's campaign promise to deport unauthorized immigrants en masse and restrict immigration through the U.S.-Mexico border. Among them ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor ... of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

The bill provides protections for law enforcement officers who carry out immigration enforcement actions. Rhoden also signed 14 other bills.