Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar with the Trump transition tell NBC News.

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota,

At confirmation hearing, the South Dakota governor cited an ‘invasion’ of migrants even as illegal crossings have fallen sharply

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.

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

During the hearing, as she explained her concern about security threats posed by immigration, Noem shared a false claim about migrant criminals, which the president-elect has repe

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was grilled by senators over her qualifications for the head DHS job and how she would handle reuniting children separated from their families at the border under the first Trump administration.