South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to overhaul FEMA's disaster response times, enforce stricter in-office policies and eliminate political bias in relief efforts during her confirmation hearing.

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to focus her opening remarks before the Senate Homeland Security committee on securing the nation's border and curbing cyber attacks.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem during her Senate confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security pledged that she would not politicize FEMA aid depending on the state, and said that she would provide U.

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security will face her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, where illegal immigration is likely to be a top topic.

Some McCook Lake residents say they're still angry with the government and are surprised that Noem would be given such a big role in disasters after her handling of the flooding in South Dakota.

Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

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Republican Governor Kristi Noem's ignoring of flood victims, opting instead to deploy resources and troops to the Texas border demonstrates the fraudulence of the "pro-worker" demagogy espoused by corporate shills like Noem.

During the 100 th State of the State address Tuesday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem presented the Governor’s State of Heroism award to multiple state employees who “went above and beyond the call of duty” during last summer’s record-setting floods in the southeastern corner of the state.

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

Over the last two years, too many communities have been impacted by devastating disasters – damaging homes, destroying infrastructure, and stretching local capacity to recover,” said Adrianne Todman with HUD.