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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he is replacing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in a move that will go into

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on March 5 announced that he is replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in a move that will go into effect

Kristi Noem will leave her role as DHS Secretary to become Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas. President Donald Trump said Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will take over the post starting March 31st. President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview on Thursday that he wishes to be directly involved in selecting

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an event with his supporters during the Texas Senate Primary in Magnolia, Texas, on Feb. 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he will remain in the Texas Republican Senate primary race even if President Donald Trump endorses incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an event with his supporters during the Texas Senate Primary in Magnolia, Texas, on Feb. 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on March 5 that he would consider dropping out of the Texas GOP Senate primary if the Senate abolishes the filibuster