Noem said the government needs to provide assurances to Governor Jeff Landry that the event will be safe following the terrorist attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security, got some heat for rattling off dubious statistics during her Senate confirmation hearing Friday.

Kristi Noem hearing delay could cause security concerns for Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, governor says - South Dakota Governor needs to be in place as soon as possible to oversee safety arrangments for New Orleans events in wake of New Year’s Day terror attack,

urged Gov. Kristi Noem not to take her "eye off the ball" by focusing too heavily on migrant crime instead of homegrown terrorism. He noted the New Orleans attack that killed 14, where the ...

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Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has security concerns that the Super Bowl game, which is set to be played in New Orleans, could be impacted if Kristi Noem is not quickly confirmed.

With New Orleans on high alert after a terrorist attack, it's important to have someone in the job soon, the governor said.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that he will vote to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as the 8th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.

Leaders from the Biden and Trump administration met last week to discuss how the new government would respond in the event of a crisis. Kennedy, Trump's pick for health secretary, was not present.

Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem and she was born in 1971 in Watertown, in east central South Dakota. The city is in Codington County about 187 miles northeast of the state's capital Pierre. The new Secretary of Homeland Security is married to Bryon Noem.