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Mullin Nomination Advances After Tense Clash With Rand Paul

The U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to serve as the next Homeland Security secretary, following a tense exchange with committee Chair Rand Paul during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing. The vote—eight senators in favor and seven opposed—largely fell along party lines, with one notable shift. Paul, a Kentucky Republican,…

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