Democrats plan to throw the gauntlet at Mullin in the next Congress - POLITICO

“We will investigate the administration weaponizing DHS against Americans, its out-of-control immigration policies, and its blatantly corrupt self-dealing. The American people expect nothing less, and we will deliver,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who is poised to chair the House Homeland Security Committee in the next Congress…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/23/democrats-mullin-noem-dhs-ice-midterms-01133420

 

DHS chief defends New York ICE shooting, calling victim one of ‘the worst of the worst’ - POLITICO

Mamdani accused the administration Thursday of refusing to release Belgal and said ICE endangered communities. He and other progressives also called for the abolition of ICE. 

In Mullin’s telling, however, President Donald Trump offered to release Belgal into the custody of the New York Police Department, but Mamdani declined that offer. Mullin also said that Hochul told him that she’d like to help ICE apprehend criminals but also said she wanted to see a pause for now on enforcement…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/dhs-mullin-new-york-ice-shooting-01113885

 

Donald Trump has gained wealth as president, not lost it – PolitiFact

Trump’s financial disclosure form shows he took in at least $2.2 billion in 2025, up from $622 million in 2024, before he began his second term. A Forbes analysis estimated that Trump is $2.7 billion richer than he was in 2024. 

Experts said it’s not plausible that overhead or added expenses could have eaten up all that extra income. 

The scale of Trump’s wealth gains during his presidency dwarf those of recent presidents.

 https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/oct/05/markwayne-mullin/trump-wealth-financial-gain-crypto/

Trump’s ICE pick is stuck in the Senate — and DHS officials are relieved - POLITICO

“We don’t want [Schroyer]. We don’t need him. Leave us alone. We are running better than ever,” said one of the officials. “People need to stop telling us how to do what we do best.” 

Many are relieved that Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has blocked a hearing on Schroyer until the administration shares more information about its probes into federal agents’ killings of two American citizens earlier this year in Minneapolis, putting his nomination in limbo. And there’s a general feeling inside the agency that the White House isn’t going above and beyond to change the senator’s mind…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/23/ice-dhs-schroyer-mullin-01046067

 

Markwayne Mullin Offers Bootstrap Mythology While Pulling Up the Ladder ...

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/emqrZe1YA00

 

Claims of noncitizens on voter rolls leave states baffled : NPR

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin answers questions from reporters on July 17 after remarks about his agency alleging that more than 250,000 non-U.S. citizens are on the voter rolls in just four states. Those states dispute that tally.

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5906708/trump-claim-noncitizens-midterms-election-interference-voter-rolls

 

Fact-checking Mullin’s claim that foreign adversaries can access voting machines – Politifact

Intelligence assessments and computer science experts have long flagged potential vulnerabilities in voting machines. 

Foreign enemies can potentially access voting machines’ hardware. But integrated security measures would make it difficult to pull off large-scale attacks. 

There has been no evidence that foreign adversaries have attempted to conduct such attacks in previous elections...

 https://politifact.com/article/2026/jul/22/foreign-adversaries-voting-machines/

 

DHS could be a threat to midterm elections this year : NPR

Administration officials, like White House border czar Tom Homan, and other Trump allies have seemed open to deploying immigration enforcement to voting locations this fall. That would be against federal law…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/16/nx-s1-5702491/trump-voting-threat-midterm-election-dhs

 

Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS - Live Updates - POLITICO

“This is a really important discussion for us to have, because this is — whether you want to believe it or not — at the root of our disagreement,” Murphy said, adding, “it is very hard for us to figure out how to fund an agency that is violating the law.”…

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/02/congress/mullin-refuses-to-commit-to-following-court-orders-for-dhs-00946961

Mullin: No more money to pay DHS employees as of May - POLITICO

Mullin added that almost two-thirds of the department’s workforce remains furloughed and called on Democrats to explain why they are “putting homeland at risk” and urged that Democratic holdouts be “held accountable.”

 Democrats say Republicans are to blame for not passing a bipartisan bill that unanimously cleared the Senate in March that would fund most of the department…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/mullin-no-more-money-to-pay-dhs-employees-as-of-may-00883495

WATCH: Senate Homeland Security panel advances Markwayne Mullin's nomination for DHS | PBS News

The 8-7 vote came after a contentious hearing Wednesday and sent the Cabinet nomination to the full Senate, which could act to confirm the Oklahoma Republican next week. That vote included a "no" from the Republican chairman, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and a "yes" from a Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. 

The approval comes as the parties are fighting bitterly over the policies of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to a funding lapse that is now in its 34th day…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-senate-homeland-security-advances-markwayne-mullins-nomination-for-dhs  

 

Highlights from Sen. Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing to run DHS : NPR

Paul angrily charged that Mullin "went on to brag that you'd already told me to my face that you completely understood and approved of the assault. Well, that's a lie. You got a chance today," Paul said. "And while you're at it, explain to the American public why they should trust a man with anger issues to set the proper example for [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and Border Patrol agents."…

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5749360/markwayne-mullin-dhs-confirmation-hearing 

 

Trump’s New DHS Pick Markwayne Mullin Made MILLIONS on Stock Trades in Congress

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JsMaxiic79Y

 

SCOTUS Turns US Teachers Into Religious Police (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast Episode #054)

Noem is out; Markwayne Mullin is in. There are reasons to criticize him, but January 6th is not one. 

The Supreme Court issues another shadow docket decision that targets LGBTQ kids and grants absurd power to religious parents. Schools may not be the same. 

Did commanders really tell soldiers we were going to war with Iran to bring on Armageddon? There’s really good reasons to be skeptical. 

Plus, Talarico wins and says God is nonbinary, WaPo thinks we need evangelicals on the Supreme Court, and those evangelicals lay hands on and pray over Trump in the Oval Office. Ick.  

• Mirabelli v. Bonta decision 
• Ian Milhiser for Vox on the Mirabelli decision  
• “Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for ‘Armageddon,’ read this” AND YOU NEED TO READ IT.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-yixy3-2bd35eed

Violent. Anti-Abortion. Anti-Trans. Posts From Trump’s New DHS Pick Preview More of the Same. – Mother Jones

Mullin, a former MMA fighter who has long championed Trump and thinks of him as a "true friend," has repeatedly referred to abortion as "murder." Last month, he shared a clip on Instagram saying he would be arrested for "assault" of a "high school male pretending to be a girl" if a transgender wrestler went up against his daughter in the sport…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/markwayne-mullin-dhs-noem-tweets/