Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Senate Republicans are kicking off their race to quickly confirm President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, and they’re starting with his national security team. Senators began Monday evening by unanimously confirming Marco Rubio to be secretary of State.

Kristi Noem would be the "greatest upgrade in history ... CIA director selection John Ratcliffe, Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy and Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio — another ...

John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick for CIA ... an Iraq War veteran and former Air Force... South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Homeland Security, will appear ...

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., introduced Noem, his state's governor, by saying her “absolute toughness” is required to lead the ...

Kristi Noem ... −Bart Jansen Thune praises Noem’s ‘absolute toughness’ to lead DHS Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., introduced Noem, his state's governor, by saying her ...

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Senate Democrats on Tuesday evening blocked the swift confirmation of John Ratcliffe, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA. Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy objected to a time agreement that would have expedited the confirmation of Ratcliffe,

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

Republicans and Democrats were in talks to reach an agreement to allow swift confirmation of Marco Rubio as Donald Trump's secretary of state.

Jeff Bezos blocked an editorial in the Washington Post last year that endorsed Kamala Harris’s run for the presidency, and his senior editors blocked a