Overview

• Rep. Maxwell Frost pressed for an immediate subpoena of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agents detained Sen. Alex Padilla during her press conference.
• Committee Chair James Comer repeatedly ordered Frost to "shut up" as the debate over subpoenaing Noem escalated.
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Frost of being a former Antifa member, prompting him to demand that her remark be stricken from the record.
• The altercation reached a boiling point when members talked over each other, prompting a parliamentary move to suspend the hearing.
• The breakdown underscores escalating partisan divisions between Congress and the executive branch over accountability for law enforcement actions.