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A group of congressional Democrats from California is asking the Trump administration to include $2 billion in the President’s 2027 proposed budget to improve public transit ahead for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, Spectrum News has learned.

The letter, addressed to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, is led by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., and co-signed by 35 fellow California Democrats, including Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla.

Noem, who is married, was also grilled over an alleged affair she had with Corey Lewandowski, a longtime advisor to Trump and a DHS advisor. When asked about the long reported allegations by U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., Noem refused to deny it outright under oath.

“At any time during your tenure as director of the Department of Homeland Security, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?” California Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove asked at the hearing Wednesday.

Kamlager-Dove told Spectrum News she’s hopeful the request will receive a more positive response than Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request a year ago for billions of dollars in wildfire recovery funding, which has not been acted on.

Kristi Noem has been fired, and Don is breaking down the stunning development live. After days of disastrous testimony, dodged questions, and mounting criticism from lawmakers, it appears the patience of Donald Trump has finally run out. Honestly, this should have happened a long time ago. So what pushed things over the edge? And more importantly, what happens now for immigration policy, the administration, and the agencies she leaves behind?

Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove asks Kristi Noem during a congressional hearing whether she has had a sexual relationship with Corey Lewandowski. 

Kamlager-Dove's question about Noem and Lewandowski's relationship came during hours of testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on March 4. 

The final straw followed an uncomfortable exchange during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing, in which Noem was asked point-blank if she had ever slept with Lewandowski, who works as a special government employee.

“Have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) asked Noem, who batted the question away as “tabloid garbage.”