Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office. Why it matters: Thune and Trump have a complicated history, but the new majority leader is doing his best to start Congress off on the right foot.

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., introduced Noem, his state's governor, by saying her “absolute toughness” is required ...

Kristi Noem's time as the veritable CEO of South Dakota is drawing ... 8 a.m. CST / 9 a.m. EST Wednesday at the Senate Dirksen Building in D.C. Senate Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) is scheduled to introduce Noem to the committee.

Noem was introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who described her as a champion back home. Thune’s endorsement as the top member of the 100-person ...

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, on Wednesday called Democrat efforts to hold up Trumps Cabinet picks

Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security more will sit for a Senate confirmation hearing Friday morning.

Live updates and latest news as the Trump administration prepares to take office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem.

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, will face senators Friday (Jan. 17, 2025) at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem promised Friday to secure America’s southern border with Mexico as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security.

South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s Secretary of Homeland Security confirmation hearing was held on Jan. 17 in Washington, D.C. The Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee led the hearing, which Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul presided over.