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
Oct 14 WATCH: Trump decides to stop town hall event and play music after 2 medical emergencies By Adriana Gomez Licon, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press After a second emergency halted the discussion moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Trump stopped taking questions. Continue reading
May 08 Trump holds tryouts for vice presidential candidates, with many contenders vying for position By Andrew DeMillo, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump invited potential vice presidential candidates on stage at a fundraiser in Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. Continue reading
May 03 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem erroneously describes meeting with Kim Jong Un in new book By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Noem claimed in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress. But her office said Friday that the story of the meeting was an error as further scrutiny was put… Continue reading
Feb 04 Oglala Sioux ban South Dakota’s governor from tribal lands over U.S.-Mexico border remarks By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and also said… Continue reading