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Noem out as head of DHS
Firing comes in wake of mounting criticism of her leadership BY MICHELLE L. PRICE, REBECCA SANTANA and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the
handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. Trump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill this week from GOP members as well as Democrats.
ä Homeland Security funding bill falters in Senate. PAGE 7A
Noem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of mass deportations. But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions
arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis earlier this year. Trump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears before the Senate ä See NOEM, page 7A Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Mois de la Francophonie
Oil firm may settle coastal lawsuits Landry says ConocoPhillips nears deal, clearing way for federal money
BY ALEX LUBBEN Staff writer
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Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Monique Boulet and Rodolphe Sambou, consul general of France in New Orleans, raise the flag during Le Mois de la Francophonie, or Francophone Month, on Thursday at City Hall in Lafayette.
Gov. Jeff Landry announced Thursday that the state is nearing a settlement agreement with ConocoPhillips in lawsuits that seek to hold oil and gas companies accountable for polluting Louisiana’s coastal marshes and contributing to wetlands loss. ConocoPhillips is named in 13 of the 42 lawsuits. The suits are part of a statewide effort led by Baton Rouge attorney John Carmouche to hold oil companies financially responsible for damage to coastal areas — litigation that has advanced to the U.S. Supreme Court in one case. The ConocoPhillips settlement follows others that have already been made with Freeport-McMoRan, BP, Shell and Hilcorp. Landry’s announcement on
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Medicaid, food stamp overhauls could squeeze La. budget Program changes generating concerns
BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer
Louisiana is expected to spend an extra $42 million to administer food stamps next year under a provision in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. And another $1.1 billion in Medicaid funding could be at risk be-
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cause of the law, according to critics, who are sounding the alarm about how the Trump administration’s public benefits overhaul could squeeze Louisiana’s budget — both during the coming year and in future budget cycles. Top Louisiana lawmakers say the state’s congressional delegation is working to minimize the financial burden of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and some expressed skepticism that all the law’s provisions would stand in the long-term.
“This has huge consequences for states that go way beyond the Medicaid budget.” LEO CUELLO, public policy research professor at Georgetown University
“Before I would hit the panic button, I would call our congressional delegation, call our folks up there and say, ‘OK, what is the likelihood of this being implemented and what is the likelihood of this
being delayed?’ ” said Cameron Henry, a Republican from Metairie who serves as Louisiana’s Senate president. Henry is a close friend of U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, the majority leader in the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, in a statement, Gov. Jeff Landry said he has made economic development a priority of his administration to get people off the welfare rolls and ultimately make the state less dependent on the federal government.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act extended federal tax cuts in exchange for a massive reduction in spending on Medicaid and SNAP, and it shifted some of the cost burden for those programs onto states. While Democrats warned the bill would boot millions of people from the SNAP and Medicaid rolls, Republican proponents of the law said it would root out fraud, trim wasteful government spending
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