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President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday and said he wants Republican Sen. Markwayne {mark-wayn} Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her.
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"Sounds like someone's about to become the FIFA secretary of homeland security," Stephen Colbert joked.
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Trump removes DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after controversial tenure The Washington PostExclusive: Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary ReutersLate Night Isn't Sad to See Kristi Noem Leave Homeland Security The New York TimesTrump fires Noem as frustrations build among White House officials, GOP lawmakers CNN
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The president said he would replace Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, with Senator Markwayne Mullin, after Ms. Noem was grilled by Republicans at a congressional hearing.
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Under a new Oklahoma law, Gov. Kevin Stitt will get to pick U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin's replacement if Mullin does indeed leave his Senate seat.
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The homeland security secretary, who was fired by President Trump Thursday, helped fulfill his border pledges, but also drew negative attention to his administration.
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The remarkable split-screen underscored how abruptly Kristi Noem's ouster as homeland security secretary had unfolded, even by the standards of President Trump's fast-paced Washington.
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Also, child care costs are rising fast. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday.
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A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is stalling out again in Congress.
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