Funding to Maryland’s National Fire Academy will be restored, Trump administration official says
- On May 10, 2025, Kristi Noem, the newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, testified during a hearing with the Senate panel responsible for appropriations concerning immigration enforcement and the department’s budget.
- The hearing addressed concerns over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown affecting visa students and Temporary Protected Status holders amid unprocessed renewals and frozen DHS funds.
- Senators raised issues including wrongly deported individuals like Kilmar Abrego Garcia, with debate over DHS's $65 billion funding risk and a controversial $100 million spent on immigration ads.
- Senator Patty Murray condemned Noem for her failure to adhere to appropriations laws and demanded clarity, responsibility, and assurance that funds were not being exceeded beyond what was authorized, while Noem shifted blame to the previous administration’s handling of the funds.
- The hearing highlighted unresolved questions about due process in deportations and the appropriate use of DHS funds, signaling potential challenges in budget management and immigration policy oversight.
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Lawmakers grill South Dakota officials about Noem’s credit card use
Revelations about Republican former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s credit card use prompted a legislative oversight committee to question state officials Thursday in Pierre about how the state approves credit card spending for travel and other expenses. The Dakota Scout obtained and published records earlier this year showing about $750,000 billed to the Noem office’s state-issued credit cards during her six years as governor, including travel …
'Out of control': Kristi Noem on defense over Homeland Security spending overrun • Minnesota Reformer
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives for a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration…
'Out of control': Kristi Noem on defense over Homeland Security spending overrun • Nebraska Examiner
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives for a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration…
'Out of control': Kristi Noem on defense over Homeland Security spending overrun • Tennessee Lookout
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives for a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration…
'Out of control': Kristi Noem slammed for forcing department into cash crunch
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Sen. Chris Murphy warned Noem that DHS is at risk of running out of its $65 billion in funding by July – two months before the end of the fiscal year – and therefore close to triggering the Antideficienc…
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