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

In a story published Jan. 28, 2025, about billionaires who are advisers to President Donald Trump, The Associated Press erroneously stated that Doug Burgum has an estimated net worth of

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

Rollins, Marco Rubio and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; second row from left, Scott Turner, Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Duffy, Linda McMahon, Lee Zeldin, Kristi Noem, Chris Wright, Doug Collins, Kelly Loeffler and Scott Bessent; and third row from left, Stephen Miran ...

Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.

One of Trump’s picks is currently an evangelical pastor: Southern Baptist Scott Turner, an associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, was tapped to be Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Seven Democratic senators voted to confirm former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as the Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem will lead the agency that's a priority for President Trump who promised ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed Tuesday to personally take part in future law enforcement raids in search of illegal migrants after participating in a pre-dawn ...

Kristi Noem made a splash on social media for a glammed up raid on 'dirtbags' in New York City - earning her the nicknames 'ICE Barbie' and 'American Badass.' The Homeland Security head posted a ...

She witnessed both criminal and civil enforcement operations, sources said. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined an immigration enforcement operation in New York City on Tuesday.