Andrew Garbarino selected to chair House Homeland Security Committee

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) is slated to be the next chair of the House Homeland Security Committee after winning the nod from a panel of leaders in the House GOP on Monday night.

Garbarino beat out four other contenders for the chairmanship in a vote by the House Steering Committee -- a panel that includes members of Republican leadership and other elected regional representatives from across the conference. His nomination is set to be referred to the full House GOP Conference, which...