The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., for Department of Homeland Security secretary in a mostly party line vote. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
March 23 (UPI) -- The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem atop the department.
Mullin was confirmed along largely partisan lines, 54 to 45, with two Democrats -- Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., voting yes with Republicans.
"My goal in six months is that we're not the lead story every single day," Mullin told senators during his confirmation hearing last week.
"My goal is for people to understand we're out there, we're protecting them, and we working with them," he said.
