Overview

• Sen. Tim Kaine said he wouldn’t vote for Noem today, expressing deep disappointment in her leadership.
• Sen. Andy Kim accused her of weaponizing the Department of Homeland Security and eroding national safety with tough immigration measures.
• Five other Democrats—Slotkin, Peters, Hassan, Shaheen and Fetterman—have raised concerns about her lack of policy oversight and insufficient transparency.
• Lawmakers protested after Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a DHS news conference when he attempted to question the secretary.
• Sen. Adam Schiff described her tenure as “draconian, inconsistent and inflammatory,” arguing it distracts from DHS’s core mission.