Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Gary Peters lashed out at the two Biden administration officials for refusing to appear for a worldwide threats hearing.

Gary Peters said the Cabinet officials “refused to appear” before the panel for the hearing about threats to the homeland for the first time in 15 years.

The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee blasted the heads of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security Thursday, issuing a rare but sharp rebuke of the two officials for

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have backed out of publicly testifying at a Senate hearing on worldwide threats. NBC News' Ken Dilanian reports on why they made their decision and how Congress could respond.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest reactions over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray skipping multiple congressional hearings.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christoper Wray declined to testify publicly at a Senate committee hearing Thursday on threats to the nation, drawing a rare bipartisan rebuke from members who had to cancel it at the last minute.

The break with precedent sparked outrage from committee chairman Senator Gary Peters (D., Mich.) and other lawmakers.