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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he has no idea how quickly his nomination to replace Kristi Noem at the Department of Homeland Security will move. President Donald Trump said he was replacing Noem and nominating Mullin in an announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from Republicans and Democrats. Noem addressed a law enforcement event in Tennessee moments after Trump’s announcement but made no immediate mention of her ouster. Noem instead read from prepared remarks, including reinforcing Trump’s message from his State of the Union. Trump says he'll make Noem a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas.”
