LOW
Markwayne Mullin defends ability to lead homeland security at tense Senate hearing
The Guardian World News1 days ago
WarCast Score
9/100
GPT Reference
20/100
Summary
Trump pick for homeland security secretary followed firing of Kristi Noem amid blowback for anti-immigration tacticsMullin’s DHS confirmation hearing – follow liveMarkwayne Mullin defended his ability to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday at a confirmation hearing that began on an unusually quarrelsome note when a fellow Republican senator accused him of encouraging violence.Donald Trump earlier this month nominated Mullin, a first-term Republican senator from Oklahoma, to lead DHS, after the president ousted Kristi Noem amid public blowback against the administration’s aggressive approach to its mass deportation agenda, which resulted in the killings of two US citizens by immigration agents in Minneapolis. Continue reading...
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Threat Level: MODERATE. Political tensions in the US Controversial nomination
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military action
nuclear threat
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terrorism
Key Phrases
"Political tensions in the US""Controversial nomination"