Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Noem replied, “Well, Senator, leadership has consequences. And looking at the tragedy that's happened–” The post ‘Leadership Has Consequences’: Kristi Noem Jabs Democrats On Disaster Aid, But Promises Not To Politicize It first appeared on Mediaite.

President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is appearing for her confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Friday. The

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

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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 ...

"Senator, I look forward to working with you." That was the repeated statement of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as she sat a Senate committee for her confirmation hearing for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security.