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Kristi Noem has been ousted from her position as homeland security secretary after intensifying calls for her resignation. Noem's tenure has been marked by allegations of corruption, deadly immigration raids and legal challenges. ProPublica reporter Justin Elliott has reported extensively on Noem's tenure, including a $200 million ad campaign that may have been the inciting incident for her firing. "This did not go through the normal competitive process," says Elliott. Instead, the ad "went to a Delaware LLC that was formed only a few days before."
President Trump has announced Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as the new homeland security secretary. Mullin "has been known as a hard-liner," says Chris Stein, senior politics reporter for The Guardian US. Stein adds that the Trump administration will continue its aggressive immigration policies despite the change in leadership.
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On Thursday, GOP leaders in the House had taken the unusual step of calling on the embattled Texas Republican to step aside over the scandal.
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The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said "Good riddance" after Ms. Noem's ouster. Gov. Tim Walz and others said they still wanted a "complete overhaul" of the department.
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Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers from both parties questioned Kristi Noem about an ad campaign that featured her, for which the government paid $220 million. President Trump fired Ms. Noem on Thursday.
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The Justice Department has proposed new regulations that would allow it to intervene in state bar disciplinary actions, which it said have become "weaponized."
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Democrats cheered Noem's departure, but said it wasn't enough to end the DHS shutdown that will soon enter its fourth week.
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The president said he was looking at a deal in which North Korea's leader would remain in power and "his country would be very rich."
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