WASHINGTON — Five days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, seven Senate Democrats voted to confirm Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly five months later, most of them are critical of her, with some going as far as to say they regret their votes. “I’m very disappointed. I’m very disappointed in her,” … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after she suffered an allergic reaction. “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. Noem was released … Read more
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and detained after trying to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I am Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary,” Padilla said to Noem, which prompted several men to physically push him out of the news conference. … Read more