Analysts and current and former officials say the balance of power inside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security increasingly points not to Secretary Kristi Noem but to senior adviser Corey Lewandowski, whose influence has expanded despite his status as a temporary government employee.
Lewandowski, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, has operated as a de facto chief of staff to Noem, according to multiple officials cited by Axios. "Kristi is the face of DHS. Corey is the brains. He gets things done," one senior administration official told the outlet.
