Kristi Noem, the firebrand South Dakota governor is set to go before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs for her confirmation hearing to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer, is a former Congresswoman from South Dakota who ran for Governor in 2018.

One tribe in South Dakota is lifting its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories. The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe's decision comes just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.

Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.