South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

The firebrand governor rose to prominence during COVID-19. Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of ...

Kristi L. Noem had used his photo to falsely ... The next year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Noem clashed with the Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux over checkpoints they had erected ...

Staffers at the nation's cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on ...

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee ... Following President Joe Biden's 2020 victory, Noem said she would refuse a COVID-19 lockdown and has also flip-flopped her stance on ...

The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as President ... Orleans “a horrific event.” Noem’s national profile grew during the Covid-19 pandemic, when she rejected mask ...

Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland ... to controversy throughout her six years as the chief executive of South Dakota. The COVID-19 pandemic took off partway into her ...

Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department ... her six years as the chief executive of South Dakota. The COVID-19 pandemic took off partway into her first term, and she largely ...

Kristi L. Noem, President Donald Trump’s nominee ... governorship for refusing to implement restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. Although South Dakota is more than 1,000 miles ...