How outlets cover Markwayne Mullin SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY · Mar 12 – Mar 18, 2026
Markwayne Mullin Faces Confirmation Hearing for DHS Secretary
Mullin is set to face a Senate confirmation hearing for Homeland Security secretary. Coverage differs between scrutiny of his qualifications and record and broader hearing, agency, and political context.
Lead article · The Christian Science Monitor · CENTERWrestler, senator, tribal citizen: Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trump's pick to lead DHS?Outlets agree that Mullin is set to face a Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Left-leaning outlets focus on questions about his qualifications and record, framing his selection as tied to loyalty to Trump. Center outlets mostly preview his background and the hearing, while also noting agency challenges, his past insults about Rand Paul, or possible consequences for his Senate seat.
Outlets by lean
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The coverage questions his experience and highlights his financial trading, past confrontations, immigration-enforcement statements, and links his selection to loyalty to Trump.
How it looks for Mullin, by side
6 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 1 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 1 bad, 0 mixed, 4 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.
When each side covered it
MAR 12 – 18Articles per day by side. MAR 12: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAR 13: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 14: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 15: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAR 16: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 17: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0. MAR 18: Left 1, Center 1, Right 0.
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No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.