South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s advancement to the cusp of confirmation as a Trump cabinet secretary probably surprised some people who thought her career ended nine months ago with a notoriously disastrous book release.

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the smallest in the state, also congratulated the GOP governor on her nomination to be Trump's homeland security secretary.

Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar with the Trump transition tell NBC News.

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

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is set to face senators during her confirmation hearing as she vies to become the next homeland security secretary.

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

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), vowed to prioritize border security should she be confirmed.

Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief

The first week of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks concludes Friday with Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem.

President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cruised through a confirmation hearing Friday on Capitol Hill, just three days before the inauguration in Washington.

Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security insisted she wouldn't play politics with federal aid