The U.S. Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on Monday night to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, clearing the way for a new chapter at the agency tasked with securing America’s borders. The vote was 54-45.
President Trump tapped Mullin in early March to replace Kristi Noem, who Trump announced would be moving to serve as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, Breitbart News reported. Mullin brings 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and three in the Senate to a department that sits at the center of every major enforcement fight in Washington.
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