US Senate confirms Mullin as next Homeland Security boss

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 451

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

The 54-45 vote means that Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, will take over the department in the midst of a five-week shutdown. He will replace outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem, whom the president reassigned to another role in the administration.

Mullin voted for himself. …

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