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A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.
President Trump on Thursday announced Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as his pick to take over as Homeland Security Secretary, replacing Kristi Noem , who has been given a new position. The big picture: Rather than outright firing top appointees, Trump has opted in his second term to shuffle them into new roles — a contrast with the record number of firings in his first administration. - While announcing her departure from DHS on Thursday, Trump praised Noem's tenure, saying she "has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)" and thanking her for her service at the agency. - Noem will be "moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere," and more…
Azerbaijan's ambassador to the U.S. told Axios his country is taking "appropriate defensive and precautionary measures" following an Iranian drone strike on the Nakhchivan exclave. - Asked if he was worried about another attack, ambassador Khazar Ibrahim said it's "not about worrying." Instead: "We are calculating, we are looking at facts, and we are making decisions." Why it matters: The salvo, which Iran denied responsibility for, again widens a war that is just days-old and has killed many, including American troops. The latest: Baku and Washington are in close contact regarding the incident, according to Ibrahim. - The two governments have a track record of cooperation, including overflight and refueling rights during the global…
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Democrats cheered Noem’s departure, but said it wasn’t enough to end the DHS shutdown that will soon enter its fourth week.
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President Trump announced Thursday that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is his pick to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.
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In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
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The remarkable split-screen underscored how abruptly Kristi Noem’s ouster as homeland security secretary had unfolded, even by the standards of President Trump’s fast-paced Washington.
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The spotlight is now on Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Oklahoma lawmaker is poised to take over the Department of Homeland Security.
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The House on Thursday rejected an effort to advance legislation that would restrict President Trump from using further military action in Iran . Why it matters: The failed vote amounts to an endorsement of Trump's military campaign in Iran from Congress, which has the constitutional authority to declare war. - The 212-219 vote comes one day after the Senate rejected a similar measure, mainly along party lines. - Two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Warren Davison (R-Ohio) — voted with the majority of Democrats in support of the measure. - Four Democrats voted against it. Between the lines: A handful of Democrats are backing a resolution that would give the Trump administration more leeway, directing the president…