Mullin faces grilling from Senate Democrats in DHS confirmation hearing

Mullin faces grilling from Senate Democrats in DHS confirmation hearing

6 hours in the past Mullin faces Democrat grilling in first hurdle to lead DHS amid shutdown fight Senate Democrats are set to grill Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, his first hurdle to becoming the next Homeland Security chief. Mullin’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes…

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High Stakes, and a Low Bar, For Markwayne Mullin at DHS

High Stakes, and a Low Bar, For Markwayne Mullin at DHS

During the 14 months of Kristi Noem’s tenure at the Department of Homeland Security, I frequently heard from staffers—profession law-enforcement officers and political appointees alike—who have been determined for a return to institutional normalcy. Their issues weren’t ideological. They felt, as a substitute, that Noem was operating the division and its law-enforcement companies as an…

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Markwayne Mullin has started making policy changes at DHS. Some GOP lawmakers want him to do more

Markwayne Mullin has started making policy changes at DHS. Some GOP lawmakers want him to do more

During his affirmation listening to final month, Markwayne Mullin promised to make changes at the Department of Homeland Security if he had been to be confirmed as its subsequent secretary. He referred to as the controversial policy below outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem that required her approval of contracts exceeding $100,000 “micromanaging.” He mentioned Immigration and…

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