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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate committee approves Trump’s DHS nominee; Fetterman’s support overcomes Rand Paul’s opposition

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, speaks before Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rand Paul threatens to cancel DHS secretary vote over dispute on transparency

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) ** FILE **

Rand Paul lashes out at Trump’s DHS nominee, says Markwayne Mullin is ‘a man with anger issues’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Homeland Security vehicle is parked outside the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse during a trial for nine people connected to a 2025 shooting outside an ICE detention facility, in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

One ‘freaking snake’ and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘Anger issues’: Rand Paul denounces Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin as unfit for job

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, is sworn in before testifying during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

By Rebecca Santana, Lisa Mascaro and Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s homeland security pick Mullin is poised to inherit a department beset by challenges

By Rebecca Santana and Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

Trump’s mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads with the Homeland Security shake-up

By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana and Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Burpees, takedowns, pipe wrenches: Markwayne Mullin brings unique toolbag to confirmation faceoff

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times