HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM has been at the center of the Trump administration's marquee domestic policy: overhauling the federal government's immigration bureaucracy to better serve the president's vision of ongoing mass deportations. But even as she's carried out these tasks with abject fealty to her boss, her standing in the administration has grown less stable...

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering moving on from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a staff shakeup that could come in time for the New Year, according to a report. Two former DHS officials who served under both Trump and former President Joe Biden told The Bulwark that Trump is considering moving on from Noem, with the change potentially coming "really soon." A third official cautioned that the current situation is "fluid," meaning Trump may still let the ex-South Dakota governor lead new enforcement operations planned for January and February, according to the report...

The White House has rejected a report that said that President Donald Trump is considering replacing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who has overseen a major immigration crackdown central to the administration's agenda. The Bulwark reported on Saturday, citing three unnamed former DHS officials who are in touch with current staff, that Trump was considering moving on from Noem. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson wrote on X on Sunday: "Anonymous former staffers pretend to know what POTUS is thinking and the Bulwark treats them as credible?"...

The White House rejected allegations on Sunday that President Donald Trump is considering firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling the report "fake news." "Secretary Noem is doing a great job implementing the President's agenda and Making America Safe Again," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a post to X. The statement responded to a recent Bulwark report claiming that it was "made clear that Trump is indeed considering moving on from Noem," based on three former Department of Homeland Security officials who "are still in touch with current staff."...

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Coldplay has topped Pollstar’s list of the Top 25 “Most Popular Touring Artists Of The Millennium” (dated 12/12), based on concert ticket sales from January 1st, 2001 to the end of 2025. Coldplay topped the list with 24.8 million tickets sold, followed by U2, with 20.2 million tickets sold. The list also includes: Metallica: #8 with over 15.5 million tickets sold at 562 concerts, since 2001.  Bon Jovi: #9 with over 13.9 million tickets sold for 587 shows. Guns N’ Roses: #16 with 10.7 million tickets sold at 486 concerts.  U2 Metallica Guns N’ Roses “It is staggering to consider the exponential growth this industry has undergone over the last quarter century with more superstar acts playing more shows in more territories than ever,” stated Andy Gensler, Pollstar editor-in-chief. Pollstar is a trade publication dedicated to covering the worldwide concert industry.  ### The post Coldplay Leads U2 On Pollstar appeared first on RockinTown.

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