Mullin and Paul get off to testy start at DHS confirmation hearing

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The Senate confirmation hearing of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security,…

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TSA miss first paycheck of shutdown as Senate bickers over DHS funding

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents walk through Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 9, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | AFP | Getty Images A debate over immigration and ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown spilled over onto the Senate floor late Wednesday, as Transportation Security Administration agents are among the DHS employees…

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5 takeaways from Trump’s State of Union address

President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday, focusing largely on the economy that he declared was set to boom.  The president delivered the signature annual address as he sees his poll numbers on the economy plummet ahead of the 2026 midterms, which loom less than nine months away….

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