Kristi Noem Homeland Security nominees face confirmation hearings

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Kristi Noem is Trump’s pick to lead DHS. But that doesn’t mean she would be responsible for one of its most important tasks.

Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler

Noem is set to go before a Senate committee for a confirmation hearing today. But even if she is successful at the hearing and is confirmed, as she is expected to be, her role as homeland security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessor’s, sources familiar with the Trump transition told NBC News.

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