Republican senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary

Immigration was a Republican strength. Now some fear it's slipping away before the midterms

Republicans are increasingly concerned that immigration enforcement is becoming a political liability in the upcoming midterm elections after two people were killed by federal agents during President Donald Trump’s crackdown in Minneapolis.Although few are willing to publicly break with the president, there has been a crescendo of criticism as Republicans nudge the White House to change course. A looming end-of-week funding deadline has brought …

This Republican is fed up with Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller—and Trump

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina spoke to reporters Wednesday about the ongoing terror in Minnesota, blaming Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and senior adviser Stephen Miller for their “incompetence” driving the calamity. “The president called you a loser, I believe,” CNN reporter Manu Raju told Tillis.  “I am thrilled about that,” Tillis retorted. “That makes me qualified to be Homeland Security secretary and senior adviser to the…

Republican Sens. Murkowski and Tillis call for Noem to resign

Sen. Lisa Murkowski was surrounded by reporters outside the U.S. Senate chamber last year. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem should be held accountable over a fierce immigration crackdown that has killed two citizens in Minneapolis and that she should resign. “She has — through her words, and I think in her actions — she’s taken a direction that has not been helpful …

"She should go": Two GOP senators call on Noem to resign for "amateurish" leadership at DHS

Two prominent GOP senators broke from their party on Tuesday and called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said Noem’s handling of the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis has been “just terrible” and accused her of “incompetence.” “I think what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying. She should be out of a job,” Tillis told reporters on Tuesday. “It’s ju…

ICE shootings heighten criticism of Kristi Noem's tenure at DHS

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in the middle of blowback from Congress about public safety in immigration enforcement.

Odds are good that these Trump administration officials will be shown the door

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's odds of leaving the administration this year have steadily increased in recent weeks amid the chaos in Minnesapolis.