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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and former South Dakota Governor, gives the keynote speech during a naturalization ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade)
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Kristi Noem. How the former South Dakota governor rose to head the Department of Homeland Security and the impact she is having on the agency that’s been described as “too big to manage.”
