N.Y., reacts to the Senate’s confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees and the release of additional Israeli hostages by Hamas on ‘Fox News Live.’

Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem and she was born in 1971 in Watertown, in east central South Dakota. The city is in Codington County about 187 miles northeast of the state's capital Pierre. The new Secretary of Homeland Security is married to Bryon Noem.

During her confirmation hearings, Kristi Noem articulated a clear and forceful understanding of the national and international challenges that lie ahead.

The job has proved fiendishly difficult in the Trump era. During his first term, the president cycled through no fewer than six Homeland Security chiefs.

"It's not a spectacle," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said of filming ICE raids. "This is our nation's law enforcement."

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the 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.

Senator Bernie Moreno sharply criticised the Biden administration’s handling of border security, particularly under DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas. He pressed Kristi Noem, Trump’s nominee for DHS Secretary,

President Trump says the the 30,000-person facility for undocumented migrants will house "the worst criminal illegal aliens".

Israeli officials will be on guard against Hamas extending talks in bad faith ... South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security ...

President Donald Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador is sharing insight into his direction for foreign relations in a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary ... “When I went to Israel immediately after the attack led by Hamas, eight days later or whatever it was, I told him ...