Trump DHS Nominee Pledging Faster FEMA Response Time Took Over a Month To Request Aid For Her Own State
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to overhaul FEMA's disaster response ...
Trump’s DHS pick prioritized sending National Guard to the US-Mexico border over providing aid to flood victims
Republican Governor Kristi Noem's ignoring of flood victims, opting instead to deploy resources and troops to the Texas ...
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State of South Dakota receives notice of potential lawsuit over McCook Lake flood response
The state of South Dakota has received notice that it could be sued by McCook Lake property owners, who say their community ...
FEMA tensions pose test for Noem
Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for ...
Kristi Noem confirmation hearing recap: How she answered Senate's questions
Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a ...
Trump transition live updates: Inauguration moved indoors; TikTok ban enforcement put on Trump administration
Live updates and latest news as the Trump administration prepares to take office next week. Follow live as Senate ...
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Trump's Homeland Security pick pressed on domestic terrorism in hearing
Noem faced questions from lawmakers about how she would handle domestic terrorism, but her remarks largely focused on ...
Confirmation hearings day 4 live updates: Kristi Noem grilled on border security, disaster relief funding
Live updates and latest news as the Trump administration prepares to take office next week. Follow live as Senate ...
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'Disasters don’t discriminate,' outgoing FEMA administrator says
Criswell, a member of the Air National Guard for 21 years ... members when the president walked in. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited South Carolina's Emergency Operations Center to ...
What happened on Friday, Jan. 17 Crews improved containment of the fires; some residents allowed to return
Some residents began to assess the damage to their homes as firefighters appeared to turn a corner in containing the blazes.
On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
Among those bracing for the crackdown is a young Guatemalan couple living without legal status in a prairie hamlet about an hour from Noem’s homestead. Yoni and Petrona fell in ...
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Emergency Powers Are About to Be Tested
Trump has vowed to use the military to assist with deportations, relying on emergency and wartime ... It does not apply to the National Guard—military units within the states that usually ...