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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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, expected to begin its first phase Sunday, has brought relief to the international community but questions about whether the truce will hold — an issue that

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

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, is facing tough questions today during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee.