Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Kristi Noem's hearing on Jan. 17 will end the first week of hearings to determine whether senators will confirm Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees.

So far, Kristi Noem appears to have strong backing from GOP senators who will be crucial to her confirmation as head of the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security insisted she wouldn't play politics with federal aid

Bernie Moreno ripped the Biden administration’s immigration policy in his first hearing in the Senate as President-elect Trump’s DHS secretary nominee Kristi Noem sat in front of the Senate ...

Paperwork blamed for two-day delay to South Dakota Governor’s job interview with Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s Senate confirmation hearing to become the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security ended in pledges about bipartisan cooperation after about two and a ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem served in Congress during Trump’s first administration and sent the National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Monday voted to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security. The panel voted 13-2, according to The Hill. The Senate must still confirm Noem in a floor vote at a later date.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will have her Senate confirmation hearing Friday. CBS News political reporter Olivia Gazis reports on what to expect.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is set to face senators during her confirmation hearing as she vies to become the next homeland security secretary.