Senate Committee Advances Trump DHS Nominee Kristi Noem, OMB Nominee Russ Vought

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget nominees will now go to a full Senate confirmation vote.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Jan. 20 to advance two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet-level nominees, Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary and Russ Vought for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director.

The committee advanced Noem’s nomination on a 13-2 vote.