Tillis, more Republicans unload on Noem over Minneapolis operation, FEMA delays

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,638

Last Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee mounted unusually blunt criticisms of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a tense five-hour hearing Tuesday, with North Carolina’s Thom Tillis threatening to obstruct the chamber’s business if Noem did not answer questions from his office about immigration enforcement.

Tillis even revisited a book written by Noem in which she famously detailed shooting a pet dog as well as a goat, comparing her actions in that …

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