The U.S. Senate will get down to the business of confirming President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks this week, when several nominees will face an uphill battle as they work to convince a majority of lawmakers that they are fit to serve in the position to which they’ve been nominated.

Kristi Noem kept her job in Pierre, and Jamie Smith left. Now the situation is reversed. Kind of like Smith predicted.

Democratic Senator Andy Kim questioned Kristi Noem, Trump’s DHS pick, on how her potential role as secretary would align with Tom Homan’s position as Trump’s border czar. Kim sought clarity on who would oversee agencies like Customs and Border Protection and USCIS.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem served in Congress during Trump’s first administration and sent the National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border.

Rubio and Noem were tapped by Trump to be his Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, respectively. Noem will appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday at 9 a.m., while Rubio is set to face the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at 10 a.m.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem received a six-figure advance for her book. The book and its dog-killing story quickly drew backlash (Getty ...

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A U.S. Senate committee’s hearing on South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security has been postponed. The hearing was scheduled for Wednesday.

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

The Senate on Wednesday adopted the first amendment to the Laken Riley Act, as Republicans push for a legislative win to open the new Congress. The legislation in its current form would mandate federal detention of immigrants without legal status accused of theft, burglary and other related crimes. Senators on Wednesday voted 70-25 for an…