WH nominates new Homeland Security Secretary

Washington: A senior White House official with background in infrastructure and cyber security issues was nominated on Thursday to head the Department of Homeland Security, a key agent of President Donald Trump's domestic policies. Trump said he was nominating Kirstjen Nielsen, a DHS veteran who is close to former secretary John Kelly, to run the massive department with 230,000 employees. Kelly, a former marine general, vacated the job when Trump chose him in July as his chief of staff in a bid to bring discipline to the White House. Nielsen, who was Kelly's top aide at DHS, followed him to the White House as principal deputy chief of staff. A lawyer, she previously worked at DHS under president George W. Bush, handling legislative policy for the Transportation and Security Administration.