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Senate confirms Kristi Noem to head Trump’s DHS


South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Thayer/Getty Images

The Senate on Saturday confirmed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, overseeing some $115 billion for borders, immigration, emergency preparedness and digital threats.

Noem was approved in a 59-34 vote. She is a four-term congresswoman who was first elected governor of South Dakota in 2018, becoming the state’s first female executive. She’s been a stalwart Trump supporter in recent years, appearing with the incoming president at multiple rallies across the country. 

Noem advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday in a 13-2 vote as one of the less controversial nominees in the ...


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