US EditionMullin confirmation hearing to lead DHS formally scheduled
Mullin's nomination follows the ousting of Kristi Noem amid a $220 million ad scandal and reveals ethical concerns including employing a convicted felon and contract steering allegations.
- President Donald Trump last week nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS, replacing Kristi Noem, who will depart by the end of March.
- Amidst testimony and controversy, the administration announced a month-end transition after Kristi Noem testified in Congress that Trump authorized her ad buy, prompting her removal.
- Reporting this week shows Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., once employed Timothy L. Saylor, former employee and convicted felon, who said 'Markwayne knew I was a felon' while Mullin Plumbing in Oklahoma hosted a weapons felony.
- The committee set Mullin's confirmation hearing for the morning of March 18, where Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will face tough questions on immigration enforcement and Senate Democrats seek broader DHS reforms.
- Amid internal discord, The Daily Beast reported Deputy CBP Commissioner Joseph Mazzara was escorted out of DHS on Thursday amid a post-ousting power struggle and procurement concerns involving a former DHS official.
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The Independent (US)Vance mocked for claiming Noem wasn’t fired from DHS but given ‘a great opportunity’
Donald Trump announced Noem’s departure from the DHS on Truth Social earlier this month, moments before she was set to appear at a law enforcement convention in Nashville
Homeland Security repair job awaits Trump’s next pick, Oklahoma’s Mullin • Rhode Island Current
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…
Homeland Security repair job awaits Trump’s pick to replace Noem
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…
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Homeland Security repair job awaits Trump’s next pick, Oklahoma’s 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…
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