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News Alert | ‘Kristi Noem 2.0’: Two Democrats Join GOP to Confirm Mullin as DHS Chief

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  ‘Kristi Noem 2.0’: Two Democrats Join Republicans in Confirming Mullin to Lead DHS March 24, 2026 The US Senate voted mostly along party lines on Monday to confirm former Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security amid a partial shutdown at the agency that led President Donald Trump to deploy immigration enforcement agents to chaos-ridden airports.   Two Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, joined every Republican except for Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky in voting to confirm Mullin, who will succeed scandal-plagued Kristi Noem at DHS—a sprawling agency that oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams   Share this email with a friend Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(...

Week in Review: The 'Most Vile Scumbags on Earth' and Their 'Dystopian' Designs

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  Saturday, February 14, 2026 ■ The Week in Review 'Most Vile Scumbags on Earth': Critics Appalled by Explosive Report on Kristi Noem's Corruption "Noem and Lewandowski are like the most toxic couple you have ever met given full rein of a government agency." By Brad Reed • Feb 13, 2026 An explosive report published by the  Wall Street Journal   on Thursday shed fresh light on what critics have described as “outrageous  corruption ” by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Among other things, the  Journal  report highlighted Noem’s relationship with top adviser Corey Lewandowski, whom sources said is romantically involved with the Trump Cabinet official despite both of them being married. RECOMMENDED... ‘Easy Way or the Hard Way’: Democratic Leaders Escalate Noem Impeachment Push Racist Trump Denounced for Sharing Vile Video Depicting Obamas as Monkeys Of particular note, the  Journal  wrote, is the way Lewandowski has taken over the contract...