WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, appears before senators on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing and will face questions over his vision for a department tasked with carrying out the Republican administration’s push for mass deportations. Mullin, an Oklahoma senator, has spent 13 years in Congress … Read more
Mullin is on a glidepath to confirmation, buoyed by strong relationships with his Senate colleagues, and relief from many over Noem’s ouster. After Wednesday’s hearing, the Homeland Security Committee said it could vote as soon as Thursday to advance Mullin’s nomination, which would tee up a vote before the full chamber in the near future. … Read more
Trump fires DHS Sec Kristi Noem Fox News’ John Roberts, Sandra Smith and Jacqui Heinrich provide details on President Donald Trump’s move to fire Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as her replacement. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The top executive of a public relations and political … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pentagon officials on Tuesday told legislators during a closed-door briefing that they estimated that the cost of the Iran war was more than $11.3 billion during the initial six days of the conflict, the New York Times reported, citing three unnamed individuals familiar with the briefing. That … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota Department of Human Services (MNDHS) officials skipped a key hearing this week held by a state House fraud prevention panel, earning the ire of its chairwoman as Gov. Tim Walz separately promised reform. MNDHS was expected to face tough questions at the hearing, which featured a … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a confirmation hearing ready to go, and he will have to reckon with an intraparty feud in the process. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will soon undergo the rigorous confirmation process in the Senate after … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following the highly anticipated House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud Wednesday, Fox News Digital pressed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison about their roles in the scandal but received no response from the embattled officials. “Why wasn’t the fraud caught sooner, governor?” Walz was … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Capitol Hill exploded with reactions on Thursday as news spread that President Donald Trump had ousted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. “That she’s gone, you know — hallelujah,” Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “That he’s the replacement, oh my … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The father of a California girl who sustained a traumatic brain injury when an illegal immigrant commercial truck driver slammed into a vehicle she was riding in urged congressional lawmakers to prioritize the safety of American citizens amid the back-and-forth rhetoric over the Trump administration’s mass deportation … Read more
President Trump announced Thursday that he is removing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her. CBS News has learned that the final straw appeared to be Noem’s response to a question during Tuesday’s Senate hearing from Republican Sen. John Kennedy about her decision to spend … Read more