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Senate Confirms Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary
Politics

Senate Confirms Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary

The US Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the new secretary of Homeland Security in a 54-45 vote, handing Trump a loyalist to front his immigration crackdown. Mullin inherits a department in crisis: roughly 100,000 of its 250,000-plus employees are currently working without pay during a shutdown.

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Senate confirms Trump loyalist Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary

Senate confirms Trump loyalist Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary

The Guardian · Mar 24

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

BBC · Mar 24

Mar 24

Markwayne Mullin confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security

NPR · 12:26 AM

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