DHS Secretary Noem speaks about SAVE Act and election security in Phoenix

Noem unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit

Late this week, chatter began to circulate of an impending visit by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to discuss “election security.” On the heels of a raid late last month in Fulton County, Georgia, it sparked rumors of a similar raid in Maricopa County to search for non-existent widespread voter fraud.Noem’s visit ended up being far more pedestrian, even as the agency went to extreme lengths to shroud nearly everything…

DHS Secretary Noem speaks about SAVE Act and election security in Phoenix

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a news conference outside Phoenix to pitch the Republican voting and elections bill that passed the U.S. House earlier this week. Noem called it an opportunity "to show that we're serious about securing our elections."

Secretary Noem Rallies for "SAVE America Act" in Arizona Election Security Push

PHOENIX — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem held a high-profile news conference in Arizona on Friday, February 13, 2026, framing the administration’s new election security push as a necessary “restoration of the rule of law.” Flanked by Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and several conservative state lawmakers, Noem utilized the visit to champion the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility” (SAVE) America Act, a legisl…