South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

The two term South Dakota Gov. was tapped by Trump in Nov. and will be key in enacting the new president's mass deportation plan.

Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department ... determined by the sex an athlete was assigned at birth. The COVID-19 pandemic took off partway into her first term, and she largely ...