Grassley haggles with Kristi Noem over February Judiciary Committee hearing 

Published January 13, 2026 3:34pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has tentatively agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in February but is at a crossroads with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the panel chairman, over the length of her testimony.

“She’s willing to come, but she wanted to limit it to one five-minute round, and we won’t stand for that,” Grassley told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday, referring to the amount of time each committee member gets to question Noem.

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