The International Association of Firefighters endorsed Gov. Kristi Noem for DHS secretary as California fires rage, which notably follows its neutral 2024 presidential position.
The Guardian reports that when Trump Jr. visited the upscale Hotel Hans Egede for lunch, the “fans” wearing MAGA hats with him were actually homeless people picked up off the street who were promised a free lunch and didn’t find out who Trump was until later.
The former U.S. congresswoman was chosen by the president-elect to lead the department responsible for key immigration and border-related actions.
Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security insisted she wouldn't play politics with federal aid
“Mayor Adams has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers—and that partnership with the federal government is critical to New York City’s success,” said Adams’s spokesman Fabian Levy.”
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to focus her opening remarks before the Senate Homeland Security committee on securing the nation's border and curbing cyber attacks.
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is expected to cruise through the process to confirmation after surviving a fairly quiet hearing that lasted less than three hours.
Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.
Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief
“What’s happening in California is the ramifications of many ... Blumenthal pressed Trump’s Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem on whether she would ‘stand up’ to the president-elect ...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who would lead the 260,000-employee department after Trump takes office on Monday, said she would work to reinstate Trump's "remain in Mexico" program. The program forced non-Mexican migrants to wait in Mexico while pursuing U.S. asylum cases but was dismantled by President Joe Biden in 2021.
Eighteen attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over its executive order to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right.