GOP senator blocks Trump DHS nominees until Noem testifies before Senate

A Senate Republican intends to block President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nominees until Secretary Kristi Noem appears on Capitol Hill.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told reporters that he was putting holds on future nominees for the agency, because Noem had not yet committed to appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"My chairman has made two requests in this Congress to have the Homeland Security Secretary [Kristi Noem] come before the committee, and...