Senate Committee Advances Markwayne Mullin's DHS Nomination
The Senate committee has advanced Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, clearing a key hurdle and sending his confirmation to the full Senate for consideration.
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Homeland Security Nominee Clears Key Hurdle
If confirmed, Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would be taking over the department at a sensitive moment.
By Madeleine Ngo and Michael Gold
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Republican senator’s nomination will now be considered by full Senate, where the GOP appears poised to confirm him Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A key Senate committee on Thursday advanced Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on a near party line vote, a day after the Republican senator faced questions at his confirmation hearing about his approach to Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda and ...
By Chris Stein in Washington
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