Markwayne Mullin confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Senator Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security after the Senate confirmed him, with President Trump hosting a ceremony in the Oval Office. Attorney General Pam Bondi administered the oath, and Mullin immediately assumes responsibility for border security and DHS operations. His confirmation has triggered renewed scrutiny after a circulated video shows him joking about beating his young children, and critics have condemned his past comments. The appointment matters because it places a controversial Trump ally atop a vast security bureaucracy amid active DHS funding talks and public outrage.