Jan 23, 2025 · The South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, S.D., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Gov. Kristi Noem, President Donald Trump’s pick to be Homeland Security Secretary, used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” at the southern border far away from the state’s windswept prairies and freedom-loving farmers.

Nov 13, 2024 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future. Lawmakers describe the man set to replace her as a friendly, plain-spoken rancher and specialty welder whom they expect to focus more on issues within the state.

May 22, 2024 · All of South Dakota’s nine indigenous tribes have voted to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands. On Tuesday, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe executive council ruled in favor of barring...

Jan 16, 2025 · FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.S. Senate committee on her nomination to head one of the federal government’s largest agencies.

Jan 25, 2025 · South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a former congresswoman, will lead one of the federal government’s largest departments, with 260,000 employees and a budget in excess of $100 billion.

Jan 16, 2025 · The last South Dakota tribe to formally banish Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands is now the first to undo the restriction. In a letter to Noem written Tuesday, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe ...

Jan 15, 2025 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem used her State of the State address on Tuesday to say goodbye. Noem is expected to resign sometime after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, if the U.S. Senate confirms her …

Jan 25, 2025 · The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in charge of the department at the heart of President Trump’s agenda to ...

Feb 5, 2024 · A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help...

Jan 16, 2025 · Matt Rourke. FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign town hall, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa. (AP Photo ...