News Wrap: Mullin sworn in as Homeland Security secretary
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Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security during an ongoing government shutdown.
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Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security, taking control of the agency during an ongoing shutdown that some Republican senators say they are close to resolving. Mullin's confirmation comes as the Trump administration faces pressure to stabilize DHS operations and address border security challenges that have been a priority for the president. In other developments, Trump voted by mail in Florida while continuing to publicly criticize mail-in voting as unreliable, and Hawaii began assessing damage from severe flooding that represents the state's worst in decades.
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