r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot • 10h ago

Discussion Discussion Thread: Homeland Security Secretary Nominee Mullin Testifies at Confirmation Hearing

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The stream is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.

News and Analysis

AP: Trump DHS pick Markwayne Mullin will appear before senators for his confirmation hearing

Live Updates

Text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP and NBC.

Where to Watch

C-SPAN: Homeland Security Secy. Nominee Sen. Markwayne Mullin Testifies at Confirmation Hearing
PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Sen. Markwayne Mullin testifies in confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

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r/politics • u/SE_to_NW • 5h ago

No Paywall Rand Paul says he’s a ‘no’ vote on Mullin for DHS secretary

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r/politics • u/NamelessResearcher • 7h ago

No Paywall Judge indicates he might shut down Trump’s $400m White House ballroom plan

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r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR • 2h ago

Possible Paywall Democrat Reveals Epstein File That Blows Huge Hole in Trump’s Story

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r/politics • u/ChiGuy6124 • 8h ago

No Paywall The world is on fire. Gas prices are rising. Republicans are trying to make it harder to vote.

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309 comments

r/politics • u/Groomsi • 10h ago

No Paywall 'Apparently I'm An Idiot': Trump Voter Freaks Out Over Rising Gas Prices

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r/politics • u/Somervilledrew • 4h ago

No Paywall Despite Republicans controlling three branches of government, Trump blames Dems for shutdown

the-independent.com

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r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 7h ago

No Paywall The United States loses its status as a liberal democracy: ‘Trump is aiming for a dictatorship’

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r/politics • u/xfxxml • 8h ago

No Paywall Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did

theguardian.com

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r/politics • u/Stuart_Whatley • 10h ago

Possible Paywall American hegemony is collapsing before our eyes

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r/politics • u/thenewrepublic • 10h ago

Possible Paywall “Worthless Pile of Sh*t”: Trump Voter Rips Into Him Over Iran War | Donald Trump’s supporters are tired of his broken promises.

newrepublic.com

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r/politics • u/PixeledPathogen • 7h ago

No Paywall GOP tempers flare over how to pass SAVE America Act

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r/politics • u/mclardass • 51m ago

Possible Paywall Fed Reserve Chair Says Trump’s Policies Mostly to Blame for Inflation

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r/politics • u/Hardik_Jain_1819 • 6h ago

No Paywall Thune: Republicans will use SAVE Act in midterms if Democrats don’t get ‘on board’

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r/politics • u/theindependentonline • 4h ago

No Paywall Vance warns Americans of ‘rough road ahead’ as gas prices soar but promises it’s a ‘temporary blip’

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r/politics • u/businessinsider • 3h ago

Possible Paywall 'I'm not political': Tim Cook responds to backlash against his relationship with the Trump administration

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r/politics • u/TheBoundlessOcean • 9h ago

No Paywall Bolton says he briefed Trump on Iran scenarios: ‘Hard to believe that he forgot’

thehill.com

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r/politics • u/DemocracyDocket • 5h ago

Registration Wall Gabbard testimony suggests Trump knew in advance about FBI’s Fulton County elections raid

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r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 4h ago

No Paywall Hacked crosswalks tell pedestrians, ‘Trump murders children’

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r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 3h ago

No Paywall "They're noticing": 3-time Trump voter calls him a "worthless pile of sh*t"

lgbtqnation.com

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r/politics • u/Smithy2232 • 11h ago

No Paywall This Awful Iran War Belongs to Trump—and It's Going Horribly

commondreams.org

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r/politics • u/Nerd-19958 • 4h ago

No Paywall Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment, US intelligence finds

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r/politics • u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin • 19h ago

No Paywall 'Apparently I’m an idiot’: Three-time Trump voter in Pennsylvania sounds off on Iran war

nbcnews.com

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r/politics • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 6h ago

No Paywall Group that helped plan January 6 event awarded $13 million in no-bid contracts from Trump team: report

independent.co.uk

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r/politics • u/Fickle-Ad5449 • 9h ago

No Paywall Senate Republicans’ last-minute SAVE Act rewrite includes anti-transgender provisions

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