Jan 25 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Pete Hegseth sworn in as Trump’s defense secretary In our news wrap Saturday, Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary, the Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, Trump reportedly fired more than a dozen inspectors general at nearly every Cabinet-level agency, and American tennis player… Continue watching
Jan 25 Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary By Stephen Groves, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: Noem says she will shut down CBP One app ‘on day 1’ By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press Homeland security secretary nominee Kristi Noem said in her confirmation hearing Thursday that on her first day in office, she would shut down an app that asylum-seekers use to enter the country. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Blumenthal and Noem spar over family separation at the border By Hannah Grabenstein If confirmed, Noem would play a key role in carrying out Trump's promised immigration crackdown by leading the Department of Homeland Security, one of the largest federal agencies. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Sen. Slotkin asks Noem to commit to not politicizing issues By Hannah Grabenstein Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota, is a rancher and a former member of Congress. A close ally to Trump, Noem has called migration across the U.S. southern border “an invasion.”… Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary By Rebecca Santana, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department… Continue reading
Jan 16 South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing By Associated Press Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations. Continue reading
Jan 14 Live blog: Fact-checking Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings By PolitiFact staff In the days to come, our partners at PolitiFact will be providing live fact-checking. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump picks Kristi Noem for Homeland Security secretary. Here’s what to know By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, one of the biggest government agencies that will be integral to his vow to secure the border and carry out a massive deportation operation. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 5:32 Trump begins to fill foreign policy and national security teams for 2nd term By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart A second Donald Trump administration is taking shape, one new appointee at a time. Tuesday, the president-elect tapped more of his closest allies to fill some of the government’s top posts. Among them is Sen. Marco Rubio, putting Trump’s one-time… Continue watching