Keith Pearson served one year as sheriff. Now he will head to Washington as part of the new Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security.

N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage a ...

As temporary protection status for legal Haitian immigrants continues to strain infrastructure in Springfield, Ohio, ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) as his nominee for secretary of homeland security on ... She attended Northern State University but withdrew to return ...

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 13 to 2 on Monday night to advance Noem’s nomination to the ...

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then ...

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

Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of ...

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

With Larry Rhoden’s experience as a legislator and his six years as president of the Senate, he has a firm grip on how things ...