South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to focus her opening remarks before the Senate Homeland Security committee on securing the nation's border and curbing cyber attacks.

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

President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

An open border over the past four years has threatened Border Patrol agents and American communities alike as criminals took advantage of lax security.

Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.

Noem faced questions from lawmakers about how she would handle domestic terrorism, but her remarks largely focused on immigration policy, especially along the U.S.-Mexico border.

South Dakota’s tribes barred the governor from setting foot on their land after she said drug cartels operate there — an allegation the nations’ leaders deny.

Kristi L. Noem (R) on Friday pledged that if confirmed ... was a U.S. citizen from Texas who authorities said was inspired by the Islamic State. Noem acknowledged a rise in “homegrown terrorism ...

Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency ... Noem joined other Republican governors who sent troops to Texas to assist Operation Lone Star, which sought to discourage migrants.

Trump said of Noem's nomination, "Kristi has been very strong on Border Security. She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis, and they were sent a total of eight times. She will work closely with ...