DHS says Cory Lewandowski left department following Noem’s ouster

Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee who served as a top adviser to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has departed from his post at the Department of Homeland Security, a spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. “Mr. Lewandowski no longer has a role at DHS,” a department spokesperson said Saturday amid questions about whether Lewandowski … Read more

Sen. Tim Kaine says he made a “big mistake” voting for Kristi Noem’s confirmation

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that his vote to confirm outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristin Noem was a “big mistake,” and “what we want to see is not just the change in the nameplate on the door” from President Trump’s new nominee Markwayne Mullin. Source link

Noem’s firing is little comfort to Minneapolis residents struggling to recover from crackdown

MINNEAPOLIS — Daniel Hernandez’s grocery store in south Minneapolis has served Latino families for over 5 years, but he says it’s on the verge of closing due to lasting economic damage from the nation’s largest immigration enforcement crackdown. Many of Hernandez’s customers have continued to stay home or drastically reduce their spending, and 10 of … Read more

A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure

WASHINGTON — In a one-minute video, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, decked out in Western riding gear and a cowboy hat, rides a horse through a pine forest near Mount Rushmore. She trumpets her department’s hard-line message: “You cross the border illegally, we’ll find you.” The ad was one of the many times the outgoing … Read more

Kristi Noem’s firing fails to sway Democrats as DHS shutdown drags on

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats may be celebrating Kristi Noem’s ouster from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but they are still digging their heels in against ending the agency’s weekslong shutdown. “It’s not like Kristi Noem was the one who was involved in negotiating anything. She was a corrupt lackey. … Read more

‘It was time’: Despite rare criticism, some Hill Republicans welcome Kristi Noem’s ouster

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump took Washington by surprise Thursday with his decision to remove Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but few lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned his decision.  Though Republicans rarely criticized Noem during her tenure, many GOP lawmakers argued Thursday that the secretary’s ouster was … Read more

Trump says he ‘wasn’t thrilled’ with Kristi Noem’s $220M ad campaign on self-deportation

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Thursday night that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ouster was less about her job performance and more about elevating Sen. Markwayne Mullin to the Cabinet post. In his first public comments since he fired Noem, Trump was complimentary of her year-plus tenure, while he also praised Mullin, R-Okla. “She’s … Read more

Noem’s testimony about $220 million ad campaign may have been final straw for Trump

President Trump announce that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would leave her role later this month as she’s faced intense criticism that came to a crescendo this week. As Nancy Cordes reports, Noem’s claims about a $220 million ad campaign may have been the final straw. Source link

House Democrats vote to continue DHS shutdown despite Iran threat, Noem’s ouster

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats largely voted to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown to keep going on Thursday, shrugging off Republicans’ concerns about the increased domestic terror threat amid the U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran. It comes hours after President Donald Trump shocked Capitol Hill by ousting DHS … Read more