If confirmed, Mullin would succeed former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who now has a role on the Shield of the Americas.
The Senate voted Sunday to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination to succeed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), taking a step toward restoring stability at a department that has been in turmoil since the fatal shooting of two protesters in Minneapolis earlier this year. The Senate voted 54 to 37…
The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security. It comes as the partial shutdown of the sprawling agency is dragging into its sixth week. Mullin replaces Kristi Noem, whom President Donald Trump fired over a combination of mounting controversies.
The US senator will now oversee the embattled department after a series of immigration enforcement blunders.
The ex-senator will now lead more than 250,000 federal law enforcement officers at a department that has been shut down for 37 days due to Democratic opposition.
The Senate voted Monday to install one of its own, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, as the new secretary at Homeland Security, giving President Trump a chance to change the narrative of a department many Americans say has crossed lines in its zeal to arrest illegal immigrants.
If approved on Monday, as expected, Mullin would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired in early MarchDonald Trump’s nomination of Republican senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to be the president’s next head of homeland security on Sunday advanced toward final confirmation after the US Senate voted 54-37 to limit debate on the appointment.The…
A Cherokee Nation member who has served as Oklahoma’s junior senator, Mr. Mullin will take charge at a pivotal time.
Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin advanced toward confirmation as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, clearing a procedural obstacle on Sunday that put his nomination on track for a final Senate vote early this week.
The Senate has voted to advance Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
