The South Dakota governor lost out on a spot beside Trump on the Republican ticket after admitting in a memoir to having once killed a family pet. She’s back.

The DHS secretary is key to Trump’s domestic policy agenda. He pledged mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and a crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Lock up your dogs ‘cause Kristi Noem is back. Two people familiar with the deliberations currently ongoing at Mar-a-Lago told CNN on Tuesday the South Dakota governor will serve as Homeland Security secretary in Donald Trump’s upcoming administration.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to nominate South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to four sources familiar with the decision.

The South Dakota governor, once considered for Trump’s vice president, would play a crucial role in implementing his border policies.

Fox News' Brooke Singman reports the latest on the president-elect's Cabinet picks.

Donald Trump is tapping South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, CNN said, selecting a loyalist once seen as a potential vice presidential candidate for a job that includes securing the US border and carrying out a promised mass deportation.