Senate Democrats aren’t backing down from their shutdown demands to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite President Donald Trump on Thursday firing Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary and nominating Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as her replacement. Democrats concede Mullin presents an “upgrade” from Noem’s rocky handling of the agency and Trump’s deportation […]
President Donald Trump dodged a rebuke of his authorization of strikes against Iran, this time in the House, after a handful of centrist Democrats voted to tank a bipartisan war powers resolution. The resolution, sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), failed 219-212. Four Democrats joined almost all Republicans in voting against […]
Republican lawmakers are celebrating President Donald Trump’s choice to tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s replacement while thanking Noem for her leadership. Trump announced Noem’s firing on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, designating her as the new “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new Western Hemisphere security […]
If Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is confirmed as President Donald Trump’s next head of homeland security, Oklahoma law would trigger a special election that will likely occur during the 2026 midterm elections to fill the remainder of his Senate term. Mullin, a Republican who was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving in the […]
The door may be closing on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s tenure in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, but another remains open: running for Senate in her home state of South Dakota, as the filing deadline has not yet passed. Speculation that Noem could mount a run sparked Thursday after President Donald Trump announced he was […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said Thursday that he is “excited” about President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate him to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. After hearing the news himself, the senator revealed he spoke to his father and wife first. “I had to call my dad … because it happened pretty quick, right? I […]
Two House Republicans from Oklahoma are weighing a run for the Senate after President Donald Trump announced Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is his pick to helm the Department of Homeland Security. A source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) is considering a run for the Senate. Bice is not considering […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took to the podium to speak at a Tennessee event on law enforcement just minutes after President Donald Trump announced her firing on Truth Social. Noem took questions from the Nashville crowd gathered for the 2 p.m. Sergeant Benevolent Association Major Cities Conference, though no reporters asked about her firing. […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton said he would strip taxpayer-funded security from former Vice President Kamala Harris if he wins California’s governor’s race in November. The pledge to take the “corrupt freebie” comes after backlash re-erupted this week, following reports that Harris was accompanied by California Highway Patrol officers during stops on her book tour. Harris had previously secured […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Park Service announced the cherry blossom trees around the tidal basin in Washington, D.C., are expected to reach peak bloom between March 29 and April 1. It was an eventful announcement, as Dr. Kevin Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service, had to break […]
