6 days ago · The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, 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.

5 days ago · WASHINGTON − South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, ... John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA director, was confirmed on Thursday in a 74-25 vote.

5 days ago · Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary ... joining Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. The Senate will next vote Monday evening on Scott ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Senate Republicans have prioritized a national security foursome — Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, John Ratcliffe and Kristi Noem — as they work to put President Donald Trump's Cabinet in place.

5 days ago · John Ratcliffe was also confirmed to be CIA director on Thursday, with full support from Senate Republicans. Noem, a farmer and rancher, has served as South Dakota’s governor since 2019.

5 days ago · 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 ...

5 days ago · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

5 days ago · Noem, a Republican, won confirmation in a 59-34 vote. She becomes the fourth person confirmed in Trump's cabinet, following Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Pete Hegseth, who was narrowly appointed Secretary of Defense on Friday night after Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote.

5 days ago · The US Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as the homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor at the helm of a key agency in President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The Intelligence panel voted 14-3 in favor of Ratcliffe's nomination. The Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved Rubio's nomination 22-0. The Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee cleared Kristi Noem to lead Department of Homeland Security with a vote of 13-2.