Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the forcible removal of Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla from her Los Angeles press conference on Thursday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Thursday was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to ...

California Sen. Alex Padilla continued to defend himself Friday and refute the claims that he "crashed" DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference.

Calif., will face federal charges from the Department of Justice after he interrupted a press conference that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was holding in Los Angeles on June ...

Video: Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem news conference Sen. Alex Padilla, born and raised in Los Angeles, was placed facedown on the floor in a hallway and handcuffed after he ...

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People on X, formerly Twitter, slammed Noem’s comments about Los Angeles, the second largest city in the country, which has rich cultural diversity. Many called her comments “dehumanizing.” ...