Noem said the government needs to provide assurances to Governor Jeff Landry that the event will be safe following the terrorist attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

The Guardian reports that when Trump Jr. visited the upscale Hotel Hans Egede for lunch, the “fans” wearing MAGA hats with him were actually homeless people picked up off the street who were promised a free lunch and didn’t find out who Trump was until later.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security, got some heat for rattling off dubious statistics during her Senate confirmation hearing Friday.

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Jeff Landry says the delay in confirming Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security ... The Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 9 in the New Orleans Caesars Superdome and festivities will begin a ...

Homeland Security secretary pick Kristi Noem may face questions on her experience with national security at a confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has security concerns that the Super Bowl game, which is set to be played in New Orleans, could be impacted if Kristi Noem is not quickly confirmed.

Democratic senators pressed Noem on what she would do as secretary to prevent terrorism, particularly domestic terrorism like the attack carried out by a U.S. citizen in New Orleans on New Year's Day. Noem reiterated that "the number one threat to our ...