So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, is facing a showdown with Senators on Friday at what is expected to be a tense confirmation hearing.

The US Senate on Saturday confirmed South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a key agency in President Donald Trump's push to clamp down on illegal immigration.

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON - Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting into position a key member of the Republican's Cabinet as he launches a wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of Homeland Security, is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary ... is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal 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.

The former South Dakota governor was confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security in a 59-34 vote on Saturday.

Kristi Noem, the nominee to head Homeland Security under President-elect Donald Trump, said Friday that mass deportations will focus on those with criminal convictions, not displacing agricultural workers in border communities.

Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision.