Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense scrutiny from Republican senators over her department’s alleged obstruction of the DHS Inspector General’s access to a classified report on airport security. Senator Chuck Grassley highlighted concerns that a memo restricted Inspector General Joseph Cuffari from discussing covert TSA checkpoint testing with Congress, while Senator Thom Tillis suggested the findings might be serious. A broader investigation is now underway, led by Senator Gary Peters, into whether DHS improperly limited communication between its watchdog and lawmakers.
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