Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem [1] (/ n oʊ m / NOHM; [2] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security.. Noem served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security. [3] A …

Jan 29, 2025 · Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from ... pose for a picture at her apartment, Sept. 27, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Read More. Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 ...

Jan 25, 2025 · WASHINGTON − South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the fourth of President Donald Trump's nominees to now be confirmed. Noem earned...

1 day ago · On NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she believed the designation had been abused. "Remember," she said, "Venezuela purposely emptied out ...

Jan 25, 2025 · WASHINGTON - Today, the United States Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Kristi Noem as the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in a vote of 59- 34. A statement from Secretary Noem on her confirmation is below: “As the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, I will work every day to keep all Americans safe and ...

Jan 25, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Kristi Noem is the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to serving in President Trump’s cabinet, Secretary Noem proudly served as South Dakota’s 33rd Governor and the state’s first ever female governor. She was re-elected in 2022 with the largest vote total in the history of South Dakota.

Jan 26, 2025 · WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a vote of 59-34 and sworn in as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “It is such an honor to be sworn in as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. It was made even more meaningful by being sworn in ...

Jan 25, 2025 · The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in charge of the department at the heart of President Trump’s agenda to ...

Jan 25, 2025 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.