House Democrats Wage Impeachment Battle Over DHS Secretary Noem, Who Isn't Even Their Secretary

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KEY POINTS

•On January 13, 2026, Rep. Robin Kelly introduced three articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, citing obstruction and corruption.
•About 70 House Democrats signed onto Kelly’s effort, although Republicans hold the majority and Senate removal is highly unlikely.
•Several centrist Democrats criticized the push as a distraction, emphasizing priorities like affordability and actionable legislation.

In a chess move that combines bipartisan confusion with political theater, Rep. Robin Kelly blasted through Congress on January 13, 2026, introducing three impeachment articles against Kristi Noem, so-called Homeland Security Secretary. Except Noem’s not in DHS—news that some centrists like Rep. Adam Gray of California found roughly as useful as a screen door on a submarine. Kelly’s complaint involves obstruction, corruption, and constitutional violations, irony dripping like syrup on a stack of ill-timed legislation. Seventy House Democrats signed on, despite Republicans controlling the lower chamber and a Senate that demands a two-thirds supermajority, making this political sideshow a masterclass in symbolic theater. Even Democrats mutter 'performative bullsh*t' while juggling affordability and ICE fears, proving Congress loves to multitask its distraction duties.