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