Senate Confirms Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary
The Senate confirmed Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYBreitbart is an established but strongly partisan outlet, and the page identifies an author. The brief report attributes one vote breakdown to a Fox News reporter but offers little evidence of independent reporting or broader editorial safeguards.
- Source type — The outlet is partisan and the source type is recorded as opinion, lowering confidence in its institutional neutrality.
- Editorial standards — The short report provides little visible evidence about its editorial or corrections practices.
- Author attribution — The article names an author.
- Source selection — A vote detail is attributed to a named Fox News reporter, but the report offers no additional sourcing.
The report gives a precise vote tally and identifies several senators' votes, while attributing the Republican vote breakdown to a named reporter. It offers little context about the confirmation or the senators' reasons for voting as they did.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports the result and identifies senators who opposed and supported confirmation, but gives no explanation of their positions or other perspectives on Mullin's appointment.
- Source diversity — The report relies on a vote tally and one attributed reporter's account rather than multiple sources.
- Counterarguments presented — It identifies votes on both sides but does not present arguments for or against confirmation.
- Loaded language — The article avoids notably loaded language.
- Omitted context — It provides little context about the confirmation or the senators' reasons.
The report uses straightforward language and presents the confirmation and vote breakdown without discernible partisan framing.
- Language tone — The wording is factual and does not use loaded descriptions.
- Framing — The report centers on the Senate confirmation and identifies votes on both sides.
- Source selection — The vote breakdown is attributed to a reporter; no broader range of sources is offered.
The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary in a 54-45 vote. The article reports that Republican Rand Paul opposed confirmation, while Democrats John Fetterman and Martin Heinrich voted for it.
The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in a 54-45 vote on Monday night. The article reports that Rand Paul was the only Republican to oppose confirmation, while John Fetterman and Martin Heinrich voted in favor.
President Donald Trump had announced Mullin as his choice to replace Kristi Noem. Mullin said he was grateful to Trump for nominating him and looked forward to earning support from his Senate colleagues.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Mullin in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Mullin’s record.
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18 OUTLETSThe Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security secretary by a 54-45 vote. Left-leaning outlets question Mullin’s leadership and the direction of DHS, often tying the appointment to shutdown effects. Center outlets largely recount the confirmation and transition while noting agency funding and immigration-enforcement disputes. Right-leaning outlets foreground the vote and lawmakers’ alignments, with some presenting Mullin favorably or defending him from criticism.
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