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Trump’s DHS nominee gets closer to being confirmed over one month into department’s shutdown

Mar 19, 2026Far Right

Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Thursday morning took a leap towards becoming the next Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) during a turbulent time for the agency.…

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President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Homeland Security advanced through committee Thursday thanks to one Democrat senator. Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination advanced through the Senate Homeland Security Committee after Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania crossed party lines and voted in favor of the…

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'Anger issues': Rand Paul denounces Trump's DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin as unfit for job

Senators on Wednesday questioned whether one of their colleagues, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, has the temperament to helm the Homeland Security Department -- with Sen. Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, calling the nominee "a man with anger issues."

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