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Senate Sets Up Quick Vote on Mullin
Senate Confirms Mullin
as New DHS Secretary
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Mar 23, 2026 9:52 PM CDT

Senate Confirms Mullin as New DHS Secretary

With a 54-45 vote largely along party lines

(Newser) - The Senate on Monday night voted 54-45 to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, a job he'll take after Kristi Noem, removed from the post by President Trump, leaves at the end of the month. The Oklahoma Republican, perhaps not surprisingly, voted for...

After Being Dropped From Sweeps, Bovino to Retire

Border Patrol veteran's last day is the same as Kristi Noem's

(Newser) - Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official who became the face of President Trump's hard-line immigration policy enforcement, is retiring at the end of the month, NBC News reports. Once Customs and Border Protection's nationwide commander at large, Bovino was reassigned in January to his previous post as sector...

SNL Cold Open Skewers Trump Firing of Kristi Noem

'I didn't get fired, I self-deported'

(Newser) - Newly fired Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem continued to take her lumps through the weekend, this time via Saturday Night Live. The cold open began with defense chief Pete Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, telling reporters that Noem had been "reassigned under the bus," reports USA Today ...

For Noem, Ad Campaign May Have Sealed Her Fate
In the End, Noem Done In
by Unending 'Drama'
the rundown
Mar 6, 2026 12:53 PM CST

In the End, Noem Done In by Unending 'Drama'

Her comments about a controversial ad campaign were seen as the 'final straw'

(Newser) - Kristi Noem gave her opponents plenty of ammo to work with, as a Wall Street Journal investigation previously revealed. The New York Times has a further catalog, dealing not only with controversial moves as head of the Department of Homeland Security (including labeling protesters "domestic terrorists") but with...

Senator Seeks Perjury Probe Into Fired DHS Chief Noem

Democrat Richard Blumenthal seeks inquiry into Noem's testimony on adviser Corey Lewandowski

(Newser) - Sen. Richard Blumenthal isn't letting Kristi Noem's firing be the end of the story. The Connecticut Democrat says he'll push for a perjury probe into the now-ousted secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, alleging she lied under oath this week about the power wielded by top adviser...

Trump: Firing Noem 'Wasn't a Hard Choice'

He says he 'wasn't thrilled' about $220M ad campaign

(Newser) - President Trump says Kristi Noem's firing was more about a promotion for someone else than any failures on her part, though he admits that he "wasn't thrilled" about her $220 million ad campaign. In his first public comments since pushing the Homeland Security chief out of the...

Noem Thanks Trump for New 'Shield of the Americas' Role

Democrats welcome DHS chief's departure

(Newser) - Kristi Noem's turbulent run atop the Department of Homeland Security is ending with a reassignment and a replacement drawn from the Senate. President Trump announced Thursday that Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will take over as DHS secretary, calling him "highly respected," while saying Noem will shift to...

Kristi Noem Is Out as Homeland Security Chief

President already has a new nominee

(Newser) - Kristi Noem is out. President Trump said Thursday he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security secretary and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, per the AP . Trump made the announcement on social media after Noem faced two days of grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP lawmakers...

Trump Reportedly Considers Firing Kristi Noem

Punchbowl News says president has been making calls after Capitol Hill testimony

(Newser) - Is Kristi Noem's job in jeopardy as head of Homeland Security? Punchbowl News reports that President Trump has been "quietly" calling top Republicans on Capitol Hill to ask if he should fire her. The development comes after Noem spent two grueling days being grilled by the Senate and...

House Dems Grill Noem Over Misconduct Allegations

She was also asked about Minneapolis killings, citizen detentions, affair allegations

(Newser) - At a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democrats grilled Homeland Security Kristi Noem over alleged corruption at DHS, fatal shootings of two US citizens by immigration officers in Minneapolis, and the detention of American citizens. But unlike at Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing , Republicans were united in...

Angry at Noem, GOP Senator Threatens Rare Move

Thom Tillis says he will hold up Senate business unless he gets answers from DHS chief

(Newser) - One of the fiercest critics of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem during her Senate testimony on Tuesday was a fellow Republican: Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Not only did he call her leadership of the department a "disaster," he threatened to hold up the work of the...

Noem Slammed in Senate Over 'Domestic Terrorism' Line

Homeland security chief refuses to retract or apologize for it during testimony

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill Tuesday over her department's immigration crackdown. One big theme: Multiple senators criticized her over the shooting deaths of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, but Noem declined to apologize for the characterization of them as domestic...

Top DHS Spokesperson Is Stepping Down
Top DHS
Spokesperson
Is Stepping
Down
Feb 17, 2026 12:42 PM CST

Top DHS Spokesperson Is Stepping Down

Tricia McLaughlin's departure comes as public opinion about ICE tactics appears to be souring

(Newser) - A high-profile voice defending the Trump administration's immigration push is stepping down. Tricia McLaughlin, the combative spokesperson for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and one of the administration's most visible champions of its crackdown, will leave the Department of Homeland Security next week, according to agency officials. Axios...

Fired Over a Blanket? Noem Won't Like Exposé

Wall Street Journal is out with a not-so-flattering look at DHS chief's reign

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal is out with an investigative look at Kristi Noem's tenure running the Department of Homeland Security, and it's a safe bet she will not be pleased. The story notes that Noem has been taking heavy bipartisan criticism for her DHS tactics and "constant...

Filing: IRS Mistakenly Shared Taxpayer Info With DHS

News comes amid deal between agencies to share info to identify, deport undocumented immigrants

(Newser) - The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies' controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying and deporting people who are illegally in the US, according to a new court filing. The...

Feds Barred From Using Tear Gas on ICE Protesters

Temporary order bans chemical, projectile munitions in Portland, Ore., in most cases

(Newser) - Federal officers are temporarily barred from using tear gas at protests outside a Portland immigration building, an Oregon judge ruled Tuesday, just days after agents fired gas into a crowd of demonstrators that local officials described as peaceful and which included young children. US District Judge Michael Simon ordered federal...

Judge Blocks Feds From Ending TPS for Haitians

She accuses Noem of 'hostility to nonwhite immigrants'

(Newser) - A federal judge has blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the US, dealing President Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. On Monday, US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of...

Noem Sends Body Cameras to Minneapolis DHS Agents

Move follows fatal Minneapolis ICE shootings and growing accountability demands

(Newser) - Body cameras are about to become standard gear for federal immigration officers working the streets of Minneapolis, NBC News reports. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that every DHS officer in the field there will now be equipped with body-worn cameras, a move she framed on X...

Collins: ICE Is Scaling Back Operations in Maine

Senator says DHS chief Noem told her that 'enhanced' missions are over in the state

(Newser) - ICE agents have pulled back from an aggressive operation in Maine, according to Sen. Susan Collins, who says the move came after she pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to stand down. The immigration enforcement push drew bipartisan criticism after more than 200 people were arrested in the state this...

ICE's Next Planned Destination: the Super Bowl

DHS adds immigration enforcement to game duties, says those in country legally 'have nothing to fear'

(Newser) - Immigration enforcement looks to be joining the mix surrounding Super Bowl LX. Officials in Santa Clara, California, say Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to be on the ground at next month's big game at Levi's Stadium, adding an immigration twist to the usual security presence, reports the...

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