Sen. Markwayne Mullin is scheduled to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday, March 18 in the first step of his confirmation for Department of Homeland Security secretary.

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted to advance the nomination of Senator Markwayne Mullin to become homeland security secretary, even as the committee's Republican chairman criticized Mullin and...

Senator John Fetterman of Pennslyvania, a Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, spoke in favor of border security and reiterated his intention to vote for Mullin’s confirmation.