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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Markwayne Mullin Sworn In as New DHS Head

State of the Union: Mullin replaces the scandal-plagued Kristi Noem. The post Markwayne Mullin Sworn In as New DHS Head appeared first on The American Conservative .

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was sworn in Tuesday as secretary of Homeland Security. Mullin. The former mixed martial arts champion and plumbing business owner succeeds Kristi Noem, who left the department to lead Trump’s newly announced Shield of the Americas security initiative after a series of scandals . Mullin takes over DHS amid agency turmoil and a partial shutdown that has left many of its employees working without pay. In brief remarks, he vowed to protect all Americans “the same” regardless of politics and said “failure’s not an option.” His nomination advanced only with Democratic support after opposition from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). The Democratic Senators John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Happening Now: White House Holds Briefing As Iran Dismisses Trump Ceasefire Proposal

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters after President Trump unveiled a 15-point peace plan to bring an end to the Middle East conflict and as strikes in the region persist. Pakistani intermediaries who delivered the proposal to Iran told The Associated Press that it includes sanctions relief, civilian nuclear cooperation, missile limits, a rollback of Iran's nuclear program and monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Officials in Tehran, according to Iranian state media, have dismissed the initial terms of a deal. They have also pushed back on the Trump administration's suggestions that negotiations were underway between the U.S. and Iran over the war that began on Feb. 28. Trump had warned…