Jan 25, 2025 · Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the state's highest office. Rhoden, formerly the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota, received Noem's official resignation as governor on Saturday after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to be President Donald Trump's ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Rhoden, previously the lieutenant governor of South Dakota under former Gov. Kristi Noem, officially succeeded to governor of South Dakota during a private swearing-in ceremony Monday.

Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem[1] (/ noʊm / NOHM; [2] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security. Noem served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security. [3] .

Jan 25, 2025 · U.S. 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.

Jan 25, 2025 · The South Dakota Governor is now in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security. ... joining Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. The Senate will ...

Jan 26, 2025 · On Saturday, the US Senate confirmed Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, as the Secretary of Homeland Security. This appointment positions her to lead a vast agency critical to national security and advance Donald Trump’s agenda to tighten measures against illegal immigration during his second term.

Nov 13, 2024 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future. Lawmakers describe the man set to replace her as a friendly, plain-spoken rancher and specialty welder whom they expect to focus more on issues within the state.

Nov 13, 2024 · In choosing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his homeland security secretary, President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a long-time loyalist to helm an agency that’s expected to play a...

Jan 17, 2025 · You might know her from: Being the two-term governor of South Dakota. More about Noem: In 2021 and then again in 2024, ... Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a former CIA officer, urged Noem to "be ...

Nov 13, 2024 · In picking Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota to lead the Homeland Security Department, President-elect Donald J. Trump tapped a rancher and staunch ally who will be expected to make every...