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.

Israeli lawmakers are set to meet to approve a deal for a ceasefire with Hamas and for the release of hostages. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security, is likely to face tough questions from senators at her confirmation hearing. TikTok's fate in the U.S. could be known this morning.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faces a Senate confirmation hearing today. Israel and Hamas finalized a ceasefire agreement after last-minute obstacles. The surrealist filmmaker David Lynch has died ...

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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 ...

Controversial South Dakota Republican to appear before Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as president-elect casts Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight

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.

A U.S. backed ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel will remain in effect until the middle of next  month, the White House announced Sunday.

President Donald Trump said he wants to "clean out" the Gaza Strip, and have Egypt and Jordan to take in millions of displaced Palestinians.

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