The Oklahoma senator's confirmation hearing for DHS secretary got off to a combative start, as committee chair Rand Paul went after Mullin over remarks he made praising the neighbor who tackled and injured the Kentucky senator.

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The Republican from Oklahoma will be questioned by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security is facing a Senate panel seeking confirmation Wednesday.

The Oklahoma senator's confirmation hearing for DHS secretary got off to a combative start, as committee chair Rand Paul went after Mullin over remarks he made praising the…

During explosive exchanges at Mullin's Senate confirmation hearing, Trump's DHS pick admitted he “could've done things different.”

“You told the media that I was a freakin’ snake,” Paul fumed at Trump's DHS secretary nominee, whom he accused of having "anger issues.”

The agency Mullin is vying to run entered its fifth week without funding, and concerns surrounding the budget loomed over questions.

President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., earlier this month to replace Kristi Noem.

A key Senate panel advanced Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead DHS, putting him on a glide path to confirmation.

Republican senator’s nomination will now be considered by full Senate, where the GOP appears poised to confirm him

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted Thursday to advance Markwayne Mullin's nomination to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary.