Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops' criticism of President Donald Trump's new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview

The Senate is heading towards a vote on confirming South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, placing her at the head of a sprawling agency that will be essential to both national security and President Donald Trump's plans to squash illegal immigration.

John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to secure their position.

On Monday, Trump issued several directives declaring an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, designating international drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, suspending asylum indefinitely, and directing various federal agencies to expand their immigration enforcement efforts.

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

WASHINGTON — A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National ...

Kristi Noem is the homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of an agency that is essential to national security and President Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan looks at the new president’s moves, reporting that Mr. Trump is harnessing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a leftover from the founding era that allows detention and deportation of hostile forces — to be used specifically against the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang and other violent international cartels and gangs.

The department oversees US Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.