Trump names Sen. Markwayne Mullin as new DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem
Noem is leaving the homeland security post for a special envoy role and recently defended the department’s enforcement actions in Congress.
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WPEC is a local television news outlet, and the page identifies a National News Desk byline and credits AP and National News Desk contributions. Those attributions offer some transparency, though the article’s reporting appears to be distributed rather than solely produced by the local publisher.
- Source type — Established local television news publisher; credible regional outlet.
- Author attribution — A named author and National News Desk affiliation are given, with AP and National News Desk contributions credited.
- Transparency — The article attributes statements to named officials and identifies contributing organizations.
The article includes statements from several named officials and reports competing positions from Noem and Raskin about the Minnesota investigations. Much of its account relies on officials’ claims, however, and it provides limited independent verification or context for those claims.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes administration praise for Noem and Mullin as well as Raskin’s criticism of Noem and her response. It relies heavily on officials’ accounts and does not independently resolve the claims about enforcement or the deaths.
- Source diversity — Quotes officials from the administration and a Democratic representative, but offers few independent or outside perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — Reports Raskin’s accusations and Noem’s response, including that the investigations remain pending.
- Omitted context — Provides limited independent evidence or context to assess competing claims.
The article reports the appointment and attributes praise, criticism and policy claims to the officials who made them. Its language does not clearly favor one political side.
- Language tone — Mostly straight, attributed reporting without sustained evaluative language.
- Source selection — Includes statements from administration officials and a Democratic lawmaker.
- Framing — Covers the appointment alongside Noem’s recent testimony and the dispute over the Minnesota deaths.
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President Donald Trump named Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, effective March 31, pending Senate confirmation. Noem is set to become a special envoy, while the article also revisits her recent congressional testimony about immigration enforcement and two fatal shootings in Minnesota.
Trump announced that Mullin would take over the Department of Homeland Security on March 31, with Senate confirmation still required. The article says Mullin’s nomination will go to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and that Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar will serve temporarily after Noem’s departure. Mullin said he was grateful for the nomination and hoped to earn his colleagues’ support.
Trump praised Noem’s tenure and named her special envoy for a Western Hemisphere security initiative. Noem recently defended the department’s immigration enforcement at congressional hearings; Rep. Jamie Raskin accused her of a cover-up related to investigations into the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Noem said the investigations remained pending and did not apologize for her earlier remarks about the victims.
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48 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Trump announced he would nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary. Left-leaning outlets emphasize scrutiny of Noem’s record and controversies at DHS, with some also focusing on Mullin’s record and immigration policy. Center outlets mostly report the personnel change descriptively, adding scrutiny of Noem’s management and testimony and, in some stories, her envoy role or policy implications. Right-leaning outlets often pair the appointment with the administration’s enforcement agenda, while some also link Noem’s exit to scrutiny or reported tension with Trump.
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