Kristi Noem plans to refocus CISA on core cybersecurity duties, scaling back its role in disinformation. Will this boost U.S. defenses or create new vulnerabilities?
Donald Trump loyalist and immigration hardliner Kristi Noem has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The South Dakota governor, who has pledged to secure the US border and support deportation efforts, sailed through her Senate confirmation with a vote of 59-34.
Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland ... behind Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Noem will lead the department ...
The role is key to Trump’s plans for his second term after pledging to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and impose a crackdown at the southern border.
The US Senate on Saturday confirmed South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a key agency in President Donald Trump's push to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Noem will now lead a federal department tasked with enforcing Trump’s hardline immigration policies, despite her lack of experience with homeland security issues.
So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice of John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, but Democrats continued to draw out
Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department ... Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a former CIA officer, used their questions to pull Noem toward terrorism from foreign and home-grown sources. Noem was the only prospective Trump ...
Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.
Noem takes charge of a sprawling agency that deals with a host of crucial issues like immigration and customs.