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Kristi Noem confirmed by US Senate to head Department of Homeland Security

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Kristi Noem confirmed by US Senate to head Department of Homeland Security



South Dakota governor will take on Trump’s anti-immigration mission, air travel and natural disastersThe US 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 Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration during his second presidency.Republicans kept the Senate working on Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth was confirmed in a dramatic tie-breaking vote Friday night, joining the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the CIA director, John Ratcliffe. The Senate will next vote on Monday evening on Scott Bessent’s confirmation as treasury secretary. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/25/kristi-noem-confirmed-secretary-department-of-homeland-security

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Publish date : 2025-01-25 17:33:47

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