Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee called on their Republican counterparts to hold a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying she must be held to account for the treatment of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).

Noem’s security forcibly removed Padilla after he interrupted her press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. He identified himself and tried to ask a question as he was pushed out of the room, onto the ground and handcuffed.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), joined by the other Democrats on the panel, said Padilla’s effort to question Noem was inspired by “an abysmal record of responding to inquiries and document requests from Capitol Hill.”

“Senator Padilla was doing his job when he........

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