Daily Briefing: Kristi Noem's replacement
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Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin is in as DHS secretary. Here is the news to know on Friday.
Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s what’s breaking this morning:
Nicole Fallert here, listening to Harry Styles' new album. Up first Friday is the news of Kristi Noem's replacement. Don't forget to "spring forward" this weekend!
Kristi Noem will be replaced as the Secretary of Homeland Security by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin following a slew of controversies, including "eye-popping" prices for warehouse detention centers to defending the killing of U.S. citizens by federal agents.
In a social media post, President Donald Trump called Mullin, a Republican, a "MAGA Warrior," referencing his professional mixed martial arts career and his identity as the only Native American in the Senate.
Trump’s ouster of his top immigration enforcement official adds to the turmoil around the administration's signature second-term initiative, again putting the spotlight on a deportation push that has faced setbacks amid intense backlash.
Trump pushes countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz amid rising Middle East tensions and stalled international commitments.
The U.S. Postal Service faces massive losses and may run out of money next year, prompting a congressional hearing and debate over its priorities.
Illinois voters go to polls on March 17.
The Israeli military said the brother of the man who attacked a Michigan synagogue was a Hezbollah commander and was recently killed in an airstrike.
President Donald Trump encouraged TSA agents to \
As the war against Iran enters its third week, the White House says ground troops are 'not part of the plan.' Seasoned Kurdish fighters disagree.
Videos on social media showed a large fire and people throwing rocks through the windows of a building as voices shouted \
A law passed in 2025 making it tougher to claim Italian citizenship was upheld by the country's Constitutional Court.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.
The design was finalized in 2024, before Trump took office. The artist and U.S. Mint say it symbolizes the early U.S. quest for freedom from Britain.
The overnight strikes did not impact the islands oil infrastructure, U.S. and Iranian officials said.
Trump's recent executive order to increase the production of glyphosate might derail MAHA voters' support for the GOP, the movement’s leaders say.