WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) referred Thursday to the deadly ambush attack against two National Guard members in DC as an “unfortunate accident” — prompting harsh blowback from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez also penned a letter on Wednesday that asked House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan “to conduct a complete investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s “unlawful and potentially impeachable actions.

A major Federal Emergency Management Agency meeting was abruptly canceled shortly before beginning after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cut short her congressional testimony to attend. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 1 p.

Rumors have swirled about Noem being replaced, fueling speculation about her future at the DHS.

Far from Stephen Miller’s brutal goal of 3,000 deportations per day, ICE is reportedly arresting fewer than 1,000 people each day on average. And unlike Noem and Trump promised, they are not just going after the “worst of the worst”: more than a third of the people arrested so far have no criminal history at all.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rebuked the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday for labeling the shootings of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C, last month an “unfortunate accident.

Ferguson said he received a phone call from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirming the president had signed the declaration.

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced that President Trump has approved Washington's request for an emergency declaration.

During her remarks in a House hearing this week, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem made a desperate attempt to justify Trump's mass deportations. Noem stated, "They've infiltrated our country.