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Sen. Markwayne Mullin faces scrutiny over immigration enforcement, a $2.2 billion DHS project backlog, and a monthlong funding lapse impacting airport security, amid his Senate confirmation hearing.
- Senator Markwayne Mullin faces his confirmation hearing today before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to become the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
- President Donald Trump nominated Mullin to replace former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after her leadership style contributed to a monthlong funding lapse stalling over $2.2 billion in disaster recovery projects.
- The New York Times reported Mullin's assets grew to $97 million through active trading, including Chevron purchases, while his portfolio outperformed the market by about 8% between 2024 and 2026.
- Scrutiny also surrounds Mullin's Boots Political Action Committee, which spent more than $2.1 million since 2021, with critics calling such leadership PACs "slush funds" due to private jet and luxury spending.
- Democrats demand immigration reforms, including detention practice restrictions, as a condition for ending the DHS shutdown, forcing Mullin to balance Trump's mass deportation agenda with congressional opposition.
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By Morgan Rimmer, CNN. What is usually a friendly environment for one of their own turned tense Wednesday at the Capitol, where senators questioned Markwayne Mullin for nearly three hours as he seeks to become President Donald Trump's next Secretary of Homeland Security. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, a Republican, questioned whether the Oklahoma lawmaker has the temperament to lead a department with more than 260,000 emp…
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Mariam Zuhaib/APRepublican Sen. Markwayne Mullin said he would sell dozens of individual stocks once he’s confirmed as homeland security secretary, according to a signed ethics agreement published Wednesday by the Office of Government Ethics.Mullin promised to divest from stocks including Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, L3Harris, RTX, Nvidia and several dozen other companies, many of which have large government contracts.Mullin’s stock portfolio — …
President Donald Trump's election to Secretary of Homeland Security said Wednesday that Congress needed to put aside the sour divisions and fund the department, while promising to get to work and keep it away from the controversy that, under Secretary Kristi Noem, has kept it on the news.
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The Star Kuala LumpurTrump's Homeland nominee testifies before Senate panel with immigration under spotlight
WASHINGTON – Markwayne Mullin, nominated to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will testify on Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing where immigration enforcement, government spending and national security are expected to be at the forefront. Mullin, a Republican U.S. senator from Oklahoma, has been a reliable backer of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. He will likely face scrutiny from Democrats…
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