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President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people today. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faces a Senate confirmation hearing today. Israel and Hamas finalized a ceasefire agreement after last-minute obstacles.

In Gaza, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said late Thursday that at least 86 people were killed in the day after the truce was unveiled. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem may not have to answer for her dead hunting dog Cricket at her confirmation hearing Wednesday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem delivered her opening statement at a Senate confirmation hearing to serve as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. She told lawmakers that border security must remain a "top priority" and acknowledged the evolving threats facing the homeland.

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

As such, he has stressed that Noem needs to be confirmed right after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, citing how New Orleans is preparing to host the annual Super Bowl game next month.

WASHINGTON − South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem may not have to answer for her dead hunting dog Cricket at her confirmation hearing Wednesday. But President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the ...

Democrats downplayed the rise of foreign threats and instead repeatedly talked about white supremacists and other domestic extremists Friday as they questioned Kristi Noem, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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 ...

Controversial South Dakota Republican to appear before Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as president-elect casts Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight

Noem: ‘I'm very concerned about what we've seen in this country as far as antisemitic violence that has happened’