WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security as the shutdown of the sprawling agency dragged into its sixth week with no end in sight.

The Senate is voting on whether to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the new Homeland Security secretary. The vote is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. HOW MARKWAYNE MULLIN WOULD LEAD DHS ...

Markwayne Mullin is now the new Department of Homeland Security secretary. On Monday evening, the Senate voted 54-45 in favor of his nomination. In a statement on Sunday, New Mexico Democratic Sen.

(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security may need a Democrat to keep his nomination from failing in committee. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., faced ...

Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary, is facing senators for a ...