Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to be DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem
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The Senate voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security as the shutdown of the sprawling agency dragged into its sixth week.
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The Senate voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security as the shutdown of the sprawling agency dragged into its sixth week.
The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem during a public backlash over the administration's immigration enforcement and mass deportation operation…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi
The Oklahoma Republican comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left some 100,000 of the department's more than a quarter-million employees working without pay.
Markwayne Mullin will serve as Donald Trump’s next Department of Homeland Security secretary, elevating the US senator to helm the agency at the center of the president’s controversial immigration enforcement effort and an ongoing shutdown.
Mullin was nominated to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. By Luke Barr March 23, 2026, 6:30 PM The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem during a public backlash over the administration's immigration enforcement and mass deporta…
Get live updates and the latest news as Markwayne Mullin is sworn in as DHS secretary and Marco Rubio testifies in the criminal trial of a former congressman in Miami.
The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary on Monday, following a fiery hearing last week where Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasted his colleague.
WASHINGTON >> The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary on Monday, installing a Trump loyalist to head the agency responsible for carrying out immigration enforcement at a time when it is reeling from dimming public opinion.
President Trump hosted Markwayne Mullin at the White House for a swearing-in ceremony to become his new Homeland Security secretary, praising him as “fantastic” for the job.
