South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s ascension to Homeland Security secretary-in-waiting came as a surprise in some quarters.

Trump began to roll out his nominees and appointees just days after his election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced he has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of ...

That puts the focus on Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, a 65-year-old Meade County rancher and legislative veteran who would be thrust ...

While the next four years of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are still being constructed, South Dakota ...

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S.

A former assistant homeland security secretary said Friday night that she expects more "chaos" to return to the United States' national defense agency after President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Gov.

Paul chose it over leading HELP, a Senate committee on health, education and labor. One of the committee’s first tasks: the ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and Rep.

Everyone knew Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and a purge of government workers was coming. But they have arrived ...

In the last week since winning the election, Trump has already named some of the positions, including the 'border czar' and chief of staff.