Hern was expected to win the nomination after notching endorsements from the president, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request as GOP lawmakers eye a reconciliation bill to fund DHS. Senate Republicans hit a roadblock on advancing the spending package as criticism mounted over the Justice Department's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund." Earlier this [...]
Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., has already announced his bid for the seat and has yet to face a serious challenge from within the GOP. The state leans heavily Republican.
'The Senate's loss is the Department of Homeland Security's gain'
The pair follow Trump in endorsing Hern's bid. Notably, Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Okla., will appoint a replacement to complete Mullin's term.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning, nearly two weeks after President Trump nominated him to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Mullin is expected to face tough questions primarily from Democrats who have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security for more than a month as they demand reforms to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics. Noem's ouster, which came after weeks of pressure on the administration after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, did little to move the needle on the funding impasse. Trump reassigned the former South Dakota governor to serve as an…
The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.