Kristi Noem fields questions on disaster relief, border, terrorism at confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.
Four takeaways from Kristi Noem's confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), vowed at her Senate confirmation hearing to lead a crackdown on immigration by securing the "war zone" at the US-Mexico border and deporting unauthorised migrants.
Confirmation hearings day 4 live updates: Kristi Noem grilled on border security, disaster relief funding
Live updates and latest news as the Trump administration prepares to take office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem.
Kristi Noem to be next secretary of homeland security, confirmed by Senate vote
Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the fourth of President Donald Trump's nominees to now be confirmed. Noem earned the requisite number of votes from senators Saturday and was confirmed with a vote of 59-34.
Senate forces rare weekend vote to push through Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief
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.
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Noem assails Newsom over wildfires at confirmation hearing
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security nominee, criticized the California governor as she tried to reassure senators that she would avoid ...
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FEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for ... Both ...
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Live Updates: Senate Confirms Noem for Homeland Security; Trump to Speak in Las Vegas
Cabinet positions: The Senate voted 59 to 34 on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem of South Dakota ... to the country or on what timeline. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California greeting President Trump ...
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Kristi Noem won’t say if she would withhold disaster aid if Trump asks: ‘Leadership has consequences’
If confirmed, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will lead the third-largest ... put out all his fires,” Trump said about Governor Gavin Newsom in September. “And, if we don’t give him ...
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Three takeaways from DHS nominee Kristi Noem’s confirmation hearing
Noem is expected to be on track for a forthcoming Senate confirmation ... “We won’t give him money to put out all his fires,” Trump said about Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) last fall, as the ...
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Kristi Noem joins Republican governors ordering flags raised for Donald Trump inauguration
Kristi Noem has ordered that the state's flags ... made similar decrees. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, also has said that the state Capitol's flags will temporarily be raised.
Trump touts economic policy at rally as Senate works to confirm cabinet
While Trump promotes his "no tax on tips" proposal in Las Vegas, Senate Republicans are working to secure his team.
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Kristi Noem: Democratic governors should work with Donald Trump
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said Friday that Democratic governors who have pledged to resist President-elect Trump’s immigration policies are being “extremely irresponsible” and should ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Senate to vote on Kristi Noem as DHS secretary Saturday
Joe Kasper, the new chief of staff for the Department of Defense, issued a memo to senior leadership Friday on suspending the ...