Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman played a decisive role in a Republican win on Thursday, when a razor-thin 8–7 vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security.
Fetterman’s cross-party vote pushes Mullin’s DHS nomination forward
Brooke Mallory
Mar 19, 2026 | 8:54 PM