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Mullin confirmed as DHS chief as lawmakers near solution on shutdown standoff

March 24, 2026

The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as the ninth Homeland Security secretary, capping a sprint to replace embattled outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem. It also caps off a 13-year career in Congress that began in the House and saw Mullin score a seat in the Senate in 2021 where he became the de facto bridge between both chambers, helping to build trust between the House and Senate during...

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House Democrats are weighing a long-shot scenario to remove President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment but are declining to say whether …

Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant accused of groping more than a dozen high-school girls in Fairfax County, Virginia, was found …