US EditionPaul hopes for Mullin’s DHS confirmation hearing next week
The Senate aims for a swift confirmation of Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, with the hearing set for March 18, GOP leaders said.
- On March 18, the U.S. Senate will hold the first confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
- The White House formally transmitted Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination on Monday after President Donald Trump nominated him on March 5 to replace Secretary Kristi Noem, who was removed last Thursday.
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Rand Paul announced the March 18 hearing date but said scheduling depends on paperwork and reserved judgment on voting for Mullin.
- Republican leadership is pushing for a quick floor vote and aims to install Mullin as the ninth DHS secretary if confirmed, with Trump hoping he is confirmed by the end of the month.
- His background as a plumbing company owner positions Sen. Markwayne Mullin for an atypical Cabinet rise, but tensions with Sen. Rand Paul, who has reserved judgment, may shape the confirmation.
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Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump's DHS pick who once blasted him as a 'snake'
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who chairs the Homeland Security panel, have a chilly relationship, which could spill out during Mullin's confirmation hearing next week.
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Conservative AngleRand Paul May Give Markwayne Mullin A DHS Hearing Next Week
Senate panel aims to hold confirmation hearing next week for Mullin as next Homeland Security Sec
President Donald Trump nominated Mullin to the post last week after firing former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and said he wants Mullin in the post by the end of the month.
Rand Paul announces tentative date for Mullin DHS confirmation hearing
The nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be the next Department of Homeland Security Secretart was officially sent to the Senate by the White House on Monday. Mullin was nominated on March 5 by President Donald Trump to replace Secretary Kristi Noem, who had held the position since her confirmation by the Senate on Jan. 25, 2025. The tentative date was announced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday. Trump and Republicans hope for a swift …
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