Noem fends off attacks from left and right in heated hearing: 5 takeaways

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced aggressive lines of questioning from members of both sides of the aisle in a long-awaited hearing that fell amid growing scrutiny of the secretary's handling of the department.

Noem received a chilly reception at the Senate Judiciary Committee, even from some of the committee's GOP members, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) unleashing a 10-minute tirade he described as a performance review and Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioning a $220 million ad campaign he said "boosted your name recognition."...