Leaders from South Dakota have taken to social media to give statements on the deadly crash between a commercial flight and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in charge of the department at the heart of President Trump’s agenda to crack down on immigration. The vote was 59 to 34, and she was sworn-in on Saturday afternoon by the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), putting her at the center of an administration focused

Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a Senate vote on Saturday morning. Noem received 59 votes in favor and 34 votes against, easily clearing the simply majority threshold she needed for confirmation.

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

In charge of immigration and border-related issues; the Coast Guard ... drug trafficking by deploying members of the South Dakota National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border. The Flandreau Santee ...

Noem will be in charge of executing one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration.

As her national profile has risen, South Dakota’s first female governor ... and cybersecurity threats as well as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S ...

In charge of immigration and border-related issues; the Coast Guard; the Federal Emergency Management ... border and drug trafficking by deploying members of the South Dakota National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border. The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe ...

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.

If passed, the bill would require the U.S. Congress to formally declare war to deploy South Dakota National Guard members.

The former South Dakota governor takes the helm of DHS as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown and pushes for stricter border policies.