South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s advancement to the cusp of confirmation as a Trump cabinet secretary probably surprised some people who thought her career ended nine months ago with a notoriously disastrous book release.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Homeland Security secretary portrayed illegal immigration as an "invasion" and the U.S.-Mexico border as a "war zone" during a U.S. Senate confirmation on Friday where she pledged to back Trump's hard line on immigration.

Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar with the Trump transition tell NBC News.

Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick for Homeland Security Secretary, said she would bring bring back some of Trump's border policies, including the "remain in Mexico" policy that keeps migrants out of the U.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is set to face senators during her confirmation hearing as she vies to become the next homeland security secretary.

The first week of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks concludes Friday with Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem.

Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

Republican Governor Kristi Noem's ignoring of flood victims, opting instead to deploy resources and troops to the Texas border demonstrates the fraudulence of the "pro-worker" demagogy espoused by corporate shills like Noem.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) was questioned about how she would handle border security and more at the confirmation hearing for secretary of homeland security.

Republicans repeatedly misrepresented statistics about immigration and crime during the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, giving a preview of the baseless fearmongering that is likely to be a hallmark of the incoming administration.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday used what might prove to be her final weekly column to say a final goodbye. Earlier in the day, she appeared before a U.S.