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Democrats downplayed the rise of foreign threats and instead repeatedly talked about white supremacists and other domestic ...

President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’ ...

The Israeli government has approved a cease-fire and hostage release deal with Hamas. The cease-fire is set to begin on Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. local time, the Israel Defense Forces said in a ...

Noem repeated a falsehood that Trump shared during the 2024 presidential campaign. There are not more than 13,000 murderers ...

The department that the South Dakota governor seeks to lead will be critical to fulfilling the incoming administration’s ...

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal ...

The prospective secretary of homeland security said she wants the agency to stop fighting mis- and disinformation.

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Kristi Noem, a two-term governor and former U.S. congresswoman, was chosen by the president-elect to lead the department responsible for key immigration and border-related actions that will be ...

At confirmation hearing, the South Dakota governor cited an ‘invasion’ of migrants even as illegal crossings have fallen ...