Kristi Noem's opening remarks to Senate lawmakers on Friday as she ... She has since repeatedly deployed South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border in Texas to help stem illegal border crossings as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation ...

By Ted Hesson 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 he launches a wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was confirmed by the Senate and now will lead the Department of Homeland Security and push President Donald Trump ’s anti-immigration plans. The Senate confirmed her Saturday morning in a 59-34 vote.

The Senate is heading toward a vote on confirming Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security a

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department ... has sent three different cohorts of the South Dakota National Guard to serve on the Texas-Mexico border for Operation Lone Star. The Department of Homeland Security is the ...

Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.

Schiff told other news outlets that he declined the invitation from the White House because of Senate Cabinet confirmation votes taking place today. Trump spoke with reporters as he left the White House Friday morning --- heading to North Carolina to tour areas affected by Hurricane Helene.

“Gov Kristi Noem sent troops to Texas and billed us, South Dakota taxpayers. BUT Noem said it’s too expensive to use our guard to help our taxpayers fight the flood,” Lee ...

Kristi Noem, R-S.D., to be the next Homeland Security ... "I was the first Governor to send National Guard troops to Texas when they were being overwhelmed by an unprecedented border crisis ...

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security ... She made repeated trips to the border and also ordered National Guard troops to Texas to help secure what she described as a “war zone.”

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to ... Related: Trump’s big AI goals start small: 57 jobs at a Texas data center Trump is planning major changes to how the department functions ...