Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s carefully crafted image as a tough woman has taken a hit. In the aftermath of deadly flooding in Texas over the July 4 holiday that claimed 137 lives,

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, showed off her toned figure in a new post about being up to date on technology to stay 'ahead of evolving threats'

Critics have used the nickname to disparage Noem for her lack of law-enforcement and emergency-response experience.

In a text message sent after holding a press conference with Kristi Noem, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice described her as 'Homeland Barbie'

As record-breaking floods devastated Kerr County over the Fourth of July weekend, newly released records reveal local officials were caught off guard by the scale of the crisis — and privately mocked federal leaders during the emergency response.

Some Texas officials in the county recently devastated by fatal flooding were found to have been laughing at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem behind her back. The Daily Beast reported Monday on newly revealed texts that San Antonio,

The city manager of Kerrville, Texas vented his frustrations at Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in private messages, KSAT reported — including calling her a derogatory nickname. The messages from Dalton Rice,