Rebecca Santana

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

March 23, 2026 at 7:43 p.m.

The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., arrives before Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin presents President Donald Trump with a bowl of shamrocks during a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Markwayne Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

March 18, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, appears before senators on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing.

A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Trump’s mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads with the Homeland Security shake-up

March 16, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security will soon be under new management, an opportunity to reset President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda or to double down on his signature campaign promise to...

FILE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

As President Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find

March 15, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

For all the boasting, the administration has been releasing less reliable, carefully vetted data than its predecessors on a signature policy that has become one of the most contentious of...

FILE – Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with President Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure

March 6, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

In the end, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem became the latest senior administration official to rankle the president and be shuffled into obscurity.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Kristi Noem defends Homeland Security Department in post-shooting appearances before Congress

March 4, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress on Wednesday, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to press Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Caitlin O’Hara)

Kristi Noem blames ‘violent protesters’ for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in a Senate hearing

March 3, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday.

A United States Border Patrol agent gestures to a car while conducting immigration enforcement operations, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

ICE chief defends his officers’ actions before Congress after the deaths of 2 protesters

February 10, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

Todd Lyons, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his agency’s officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and saying they would not be intimidated as they...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Kristi Noem says

February 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday.

A photo of Alex Pretti is displayed during a vigil for Alex Pretti by nurses and their supporters outside VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti

January 30, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, federal officials said Friday.

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