Controversial MAGA Senator clears first hurdle to becoming next DHS chief: report
A controversial MAGA Senator cleared his first hurdle toward becoming the next Department of Homeland Security Secretary on Sunday, according to a new report.
Bloomberg reported that Senators voted 53-47 to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK) nomination in a procedural vote, which the outlet noted appears to signal that the former MMA fighter has enough support to be confirmed as the next DHS Secretary. The vote happened just a few days after the contentious hearing that Mullin had in the Senate Homeland Security Committee...