WASHINGTON — 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.

Kristi Noem cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Friday, teeing up her final confirmation vote for early Sunday.

The South Dakota governor was confirmed 59-34 in the Senate. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed by the ...

The South Dakota governor will oversee a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and a clampdown on illegal immigration.

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the third of President Donald Trump's nominees to be confirmed. Noem earned the requisite number of votes from senators Saturday, winning ...

The US Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary ... The Senate will next vote on Monday evening on Scott Bessent’s confirmation as treasury secretary. Ms Noem was sworn in on Saturday (AP) Ms Noem, a Trump ally who is in her ...

The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), making her the fourth of President Donald Trump’s nominees to win ...

At Senate confirmation hearing Gov. Kristi Noem pledges to secure southern border if confirmed as Homeland Security chief

Democratic Senator Andy Kim questioned Kristi Noem, Trump’s DHS pick, on how her potential role as secretary would align with Tom Homan’s position as Trump’s border czar. Kim sought clarity on who would oversee agencies like Customs and Border Protection and USCIS.

In a heated exchange, Trump’s DHS pick Kristi Noem claimed 382 terror suspects crossed the southern border during Biden’s term, sparking a fiery debate with Democrat senator Gary Peters. Noem criticised the Biden administration's border policies,

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 ...

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