South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) will cap off a packed week of confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees when she appears Friday on Capitol Hill, just days before the

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, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cruised through a confirmation hearing Friday on Capitol Hill, just three days ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem heads to Capitol Hill on Friday for her confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security-- a hearing where border security and plans to launch a ...

open image in gallery South Dakota Governor and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem walks to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington ...

At her confirmation hearing, Noem said she would carry out Trump's plans for mass deportations, beginning with people who are in the country illegally and who have criminal convictions. On Friday ...

Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, visits Capitol Hill in December (EPA) Mardi Gras this year is meanwhile set for March 4 and will once more be a huge draw ...

If confirmed, Noem would lead the department poised to be at the center of Trump's immigration policy priorities, including any deportation efforts, visa changes and border security.

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.

Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as she takes over the department that

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Noem said she would work Sen. Maggie Hassan to make sure resources are deployed to help with northern border security.