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Kristi Noem’s Fireable Offenses

  • Jonathan Blitzer--The New Yorker
  • published date: 2026-03-06 20:19:27 UTC

The former Secretary of D.H.S. faced criticism for misspending funds, prioritizing her own self-promotion, and reflexively defending even the most brutal acts of the Trump Administration’s deportation efforts.

The D.H.S. is the third-largest federal department, with more than a dozen agencies and some two hundred and sixty thousand employees. Past Secretaries, from Republican and Democratic Administrations… [+4728 chars]