The former MMA fighter running DHS

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) arrives at the Capitol on March 23, 2026. | Heather Diehl/Getty Images

President Donald Trump got a mulligan in former Sen. Markwayne Mullin — a second shot at filling the top job at the Department of Homeland Security. Trump fired his first pick, Kristi Noem, amid mounting criticism of her leadership and management of the agency. 

Mullin, a plumber-turned-MMA fighter-turned-firebrand politician, was confirmed to his new post on Monday. Now, he takes over...