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.

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

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.

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

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 as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Six Democrats joined all Republican senators in

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 ...

Kristi Noem is Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. She went into her first Senate confirmation hearing with strong backing from GOP senators. Kristi Noem, ...

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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.