President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, will appear before the Senate Homeland Security Committee for a confirmation hearing Friday morning. The hearing, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday,

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem​, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, is set to field questions from lawmakers.

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security will face her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, where illegal immigration is likely to be a top topic.

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, selected by President-elect Donald J. Trump to run the Department of Homeland Security, faces her Senate confirmation hearing on Friday. She would run an agency that will be essential to Mr. Trump stated efforts to quickly crack down on immigration. Read more ›

Bondi, the former AG of Florida and lobbyist, is a much safer pick by comparison. But she is likely to face intense scrutiny from Democrats over the extent of her loyalty to Trump, given their fears about how the incoming president might seek to wield the government's justice system against his foes.