Kristi Noem stuns committee with botched definition of fundamental right the White House is threatening to suspend - Habeas corpus allows people to challenge unlawful detention – something the Homelan

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wasn't able to define "habeas corpus," a basic constitutional right, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

The former governor is overseeing a vast machine dedicated to encroaching on rights that she may not even know Americans have.

Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled to accurately define it.

Sen. Maggie Hassan hit back at the Homeland Security secretary's incorrect definition of a foundational right that separates the U.S. from "police states."

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is rarely seen without makeup. Even in a casual throwback snap, she still seems to have some foundation on.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied reports Tuesday that her agency plans to back a reality television show involving immigrants competing for U.S. citizenship. The Daily Mail first reported in a May 15 article that Noem had been “pushing” for the reality show where immigrants compete against each other “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.