Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press
Updated
The nomination of GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin for homeland security secretary cleared a key procedural hurdle Sunday, setting up a final confirmation vote for early this week.
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem during a public backlash over the administration's immigration enforcement and mass deportation operations.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.
CNN News Central's John Berman and chief data analyst Harry Enten dig through the numbers to examine the political capital paid by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) for voting in support of the President's DHS nominee, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.
