Mullin Signals DHS Shift Amid Funding Fight and ICE Scrutiny

During Markwayne Mullin’s Homeland Security confirmation hearing, he defended his record and pledged a broad, inclusive approach as secretary, while facing tough questions about ICE warrants, detention facilities, and a government funding shutdown; the three-hour session also highlighted a controversy over his past remarks about a detainee, a combative exchange with Rand Paul, and a notable handshake with Teamsters president Sean O’Brien as a committee vote to advance the nomination looms.