Kristi Noem, Alex Padilla and United States Senate
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Democrats outraged after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference on Thursday.
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AlterNet on MSNKristi Noem flip-flop blasted by criticsHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is being called out by critics after dramatically shifting her stance on the president's use of the National Guard. The controversy stems from Noem's recent endorsement of President Donald Trump's decision to deploy troops in Los Angeles in response to protests against immigration arrests — a move that stands in stark contrast statements she made previously about such actions.
Chaotic scenes in which Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was pressed to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents set the political world aflame Thursday. Padilla had come to a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected an allegation by a senior US official that she encouraged demonstrations against immigration raids in Los Angeles.
The Department of Homeland Security's deployment of U.S. military personnel in Los Angeles has led to significant legal and political controversy. A senator's arrest during a press conference exemplifies rising tensions,
“We need to subpoena Kristi Noem!” Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost declared in a House Oversight hearing featuring testimony from three Democratic governors about immigration policy ...
Senators have just finished voting for the week, but many of them are leaving the Capitol stunned by video of their colleague Alex Padilla getting manhandled and handcuffed in Los Angeles. Padilla was attempting to enter a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem when he was physically confronted by law enforcement,