Fetterman on Supporting Mullin for DHS Secretary: ‘Why Can’t You Just Give Someone a Chance?’

POLITICAL ROUNDUP: Locals, politicians react to Mullin Cabinet appointment

News of U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s selection by President Donald Trump as Secretary of Homeland Security took people by surprise – good news to some, confounding to others.

Newly nominated DHS secretary has deep Northeast Oklahoma roots

Oklahoma has been thrust into the political spotlight this week after a local rancher and businessman turned politician was tapped by President Trump for a key Cabinet post.

The Opening Attack on Markwayne Mullin Is So Lame You Can't Believe The Washington Post Bothered

Analysis of the weak opening attack on Senator Markwayne Mullin’s DHS nomination and related controversies.

How Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security could be different from Kristi Noem

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, during a Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2026. | Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images A major change is underway at the top of the Department of Homeland Security. In the first Cabinet shakeup of his second term, President Donald Trump has tapped Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) to take the lead on his “mass deportation” goals. The change comes after Kristi N…

Fetterman on supporting Mullin for DHS secretary: ‘Why can’t you just give someone a chance?’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is urging Democratic colleagues to “give someone a chance” and consider backing Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary. Fetterman reaffirmed on Thursday that he would vote to confirm Mullin, who is set to appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on…

Homeland Security repair job awaits Trump’s next pick, Markwayne Mullin

U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin speaks to reporters after a vote at the on March 12, 2026. President Donald Trump has nominated the Oklahoma Republican to lead the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — If Oklahoma GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security, he will take over an agency that has faced a weeks-long funding lapse, public blowback to its i…