Former Governor Kristi Noem and Senate Majority Leader John Thune took to X to respond to the crash of a plane and helicopter in Washington D.C..

The Senate will meet for a rare session on Saturday to vote on whether to confirm Gov. Kristi Noem as the director of Homeland Security.

The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), putting her at the center of an administration focused

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 security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and will lead the Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday (Jan. 25, 20250, 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.

I know she’s ready to get to work for President Trump and the American people,' Senate Majority Leader John Thune says of Gov. Kristi Noem

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is expected to cruise through the process to confirmation after surviving a fairly quiet hearing that lasted less than three hours.

Kristi Noem was introduced in the hearing by SD Sen. John Thune and ND Sen. Kevin Cramer South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a town hall campaign event for Donald Trump, in Oaks, Pennsylvania on Oct.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) as his nominee for secretary of homeland security on November 12, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security ...

Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security with Larry Rhoden becoming Governor.

Anti-establishment conservatives who opposed Thune for leader are satisfied but cautiously optimistic, as Trump turns up the pressure to confirm his nominees.