News brief
President Trump fired Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem.
She faced mounting blowback for months, including by some GOP lawmakers. In January, Secretary Noem oversaw immigration enforcement surges that resulted in the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. The final straw seemed to come this week after she told Congress that Mr. Trump approved a controversial ad campaign, which the president reportedly disputes. The secretary 鈥渟erved us well鈥� and will be moving to a special envoy role, Mr. Trump said in a Thursday post. Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma has been tapped to fill the DHS top slot.