Former Governor Kristi Noem and Senate Majority Leader John Thune took to X to respond to the crash of a plane and helicopter in Washington D.C.. Noem wrote “We are deploying every available US Coast Guard resource for search and rescue efforts in this horrific incident at DCA.

We’re evaluating and talking about that right now,’ Kristi Noem said on Fox News. ‘It’s the president's decision.’

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

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a Senate vote on Saturday morning.

If confirmed, Noem would lead the department poised to be at the center of Trump’s immigration policy priorities, including any deportation efforts, visa changes and border security.

The Senate on Saturday voted for Kristi Noem to become President Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, giving him a loyal lieutenant at the helm of the department that will carry out his border and immigration plans.

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

Kristi Noem on Saturday to serve as the Secretary ... Noem will oversee immigration and border-related issues; the Coast Guard; counterterrorism; aviation security; cybersecurity; and the Federal ...

Noem received 59 votes in favor and 34 votes against, easily clearing the simple majority threshold she needed for confirmation.

Noem will now oversee 22 agencies with more than 260,000 employees - working on issues ranging from the border to federal disaster management, to the Secret Service.

A plane and an army helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US capital, halting all flights and launching a major rescue operation in the Potomac River. View on euronews