Jan 25, 2025 · Kristi Noem is the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to serving in President Trump’s cabinet, Secretary Noem proudly served as South Dakota’s 33rd Governor and the state’s first ever female governor. She was re-elected in 2022 with the largest vote total in the history of South Dakota.

Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem [1] (/ n oʊ m / NOHM; [2] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security.. Noem served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security. [3] A member of the Republican Party, …

Jan 25, 2025 · Following lawmakers' approval Saturday, officials tapped two-term South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be America's new Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem, 53, earned the needed number of votes from ...

Jan 25, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.. Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of …

Jan 26, 2025 · The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, installing a long-time Trump ally at the helm of an agency poised to play a ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Kristi Noem is a Republican politician who serves as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the administration of Pres. Donald Trump. She previously served as the first woman governor of South Dakota (2019–25). From 2011 to 2019 she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nov 14, 2024 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s ascension to Homeland Security secretary-in-waiting came as a surprise in some quarters. After all, the former member of Congress hasn’t worked in the...

Jan 25, 2025 · The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in charge of the department at the heart of President Trump’s agenda to ...

Nov 13, 2024 · In choosing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his homeland security secretary, President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a long-time loyalist to helm an agency that’s expected to play a...

Jan 25, 2025 · 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...