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Kristi Noem out as Homeland Security chief; Trump selects senator

Trump announced the leadership change and said Noem would take on a special envoy role.

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Kristi Noem will leave as homeland security secretary at the end of the month, and President Donald Trump has selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her, subject to Senate confirmation. Trump said Noem would become a special envoy.

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President who announced Noem’s departure and selected Mullin as her replacement

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Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Senator selected by Trump to replace Noem as homeland security secretary

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Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Departing homeland security secretary

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Former president referenced in a comparison of border crossings

Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Senator commenting on the expected confirmation timeline

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Democratic leader commenting on immigration enforcement and ICE

John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Senator to whom Noem said Trump had approved the ad campaign

ALSO MENTIONED  Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff described as controlling Trump’s immigration policy

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Trump Announces Noem's Departure and Mullin's DHS Selection

Trump announced that Kristi Noem would leave as Homeland Security secretary for a special envoy role and named Sen. Markwayne Mullin as his choice to succeed her. Left-leaning outlets connect Noem’s departure to broader controversies surrounding her DHS tenure. Center outlets focus on the succession and scrutiny of her testimony about the ad campaign. Right-leaning outlets also report the leadership change and scrutiny, while some give more attention to enforcement results and the administration’s immigration agenda.

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