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Energy executive Alan Armstrong picked to fill Mullin's Senate seat through end of year

By Sean Murphy, Associated Press

The choice by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to pick a “conservative voice” to fill Markwayne Mullin's seat, elevates to the Senate the chairman and former CEO of Williams Companies, a major pipeline operator based in Tulsa.

Trump rejects Senate proposal to reopen DHS without ICE funding

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

The deployment of ICE agents to airports comes as the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears the 40-day mark. The president nixed one potential solution over the weekend that would have funded some agencies, including TSA. Congressional correspondent Lisa…

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WATCH: Senate fails to advance measure for DHS funding to end shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country's biggest airports.

WATCH: Senate Homeland Security panel advances Markwayne Mullin's nomination for DHS

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's next homeland security secretary after a Senate committee Thursday narrowly advanced his nomination.

WATCH: Sen. Paul asks DHS nominee Mullin if he believes violence can resolve political differences

By Joshua Barajas

“I don't always agree with that. I don't believe in political violence. I've made that very clear,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

WATCH: Sen. Markwayne Mullin testifies in confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's…

WATCH: Senate begins extended debate over SAVE America Act

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The bill, which the Senate took up on Tuesday, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register and to present approved identification when they go to the polls, among other new rules that Trump and his most…

Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Donald Trump's stated goal of a “takeover” of the Caribbean country.

WATCH: Senate passes bipartisan housing bill

By Charlotte Kramon, Alex Veiga, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem.