The vote comes after all Republican senators, joined by eight Democrats, broke a filibuster on the South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination Friday night.

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former 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.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem promised Friday to secure America’s southern border with Mexico as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security.

Freshman GOP Sen. 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 ...

Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency ... So far, she appears to have strong backing from GOP senators who will be crucial to her confirmation. Sen. Rand Paul, the Republican ...

The nation's cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Fox News Wednesday that the agency will end its grant funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) abusing their funds by helping “facilitate” illegal migration into the U.

Representative Rich McCormick argued Tuesday against free school lunches because they give kids “incentives to stay at home and not work.”

A federal judge Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on federal funding until at least Feb. 3 after the new White House policy caused significant disruptions to programs that fund schools,

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore in former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security on the weekend. On Tuesday, Noem appeared in New York City wearing a bulletpr