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.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on key issues raised during Kristi Noem’s Senate confirmation hearing on ‘America Reports.’

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to overhaul FEMA's disaster response times, enforce stricter in-office policies and eliminate political bias in relief efforts during her confirmation hearing.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Sunday that Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), should be able to say how she plans to protect the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from misinformation.

Some McCook Lake residents say they're still angry with the government and are surprised that Noem would be given such a big role in disasters after her handling of the flooding in South Dakota.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem during her Senate confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security pledged that she would not politicize FEMA aid depending on the state, and said that she would provide U.

through FEMA and TSA and cyber security and critical infrastructure.” If confirmed, “I would hope that Kristi Noem would use her experience as a governor in a similar way,” Duke said.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace was up close and personal with former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) when she worked for the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and even she misses Palin over the likes of Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD).

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.