{"id":2584092,"date":"2026-03-26T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markwayne-mullin-quietly-debuts-at-first-cabinet-meeting-as-dhs-deal-stalls\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:15:17","slug":"markwayne-mullin-quietly-debuts-at-first-cabinet-meeting-as-dhs-deal-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markwayne-mullin-quietly-debuts-at-first-cabinet-meeting-as-dhs-deal-stalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Markwayne Mullin quietly debuts at first Cabinet meeting as DHS deal stalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarkwayne-mullin-quietly-debuts-at-first-cabinet-meeting-as-dhs-deal-stalls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Markwayne Mullin attended his first Cabinet meeting as Homeland Security secretary at a pivotal moment as congressional talks to fund DHS teeter on collapse. President Donald Trump opened teh meeting by praising Mullin and criticizing Democrats for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breitbart-business-digest-chinas-latest-covid-lockdown-could-determine-the-feds-interest-rate-target\/\" title=\"Breitbart Business Digest: China\u2019s Latest COVID Lockdown Could Determine the Fed&#039;s Interest Rate Target\">prolonged shutdown<\/a>, while not asking Mullin to deliver his own report. Senate Democrats rejected a GOP proposal that would fund DHS but carve out money for ICE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-100-immigrants-deported-to-guatemala\/\" title=\"More than 100 immigrants deported to Guatemala\">deportation operations<\/a>, stalling a deal. The funding lapse has strained airport operations, with long lines and staffing shortages-hundreds of TSA officers have left, and a significant share of shifts have been missed.to help ease the pressure, Trump sent ICE officers to assist with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tsa-can-now-fine-you-for-not-masking-up-following-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"TSA Can Now Fine You For Not Masking Up Following Biden Executive Order\">airport security<\/a>. Mullin had been sworn in earlier in the week as the ninth DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem, after a Senate confirmation vote of 54-45.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Markwayne Mullin quietly debuts at first Cabinet meeting as DHS deal stalls<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2542163\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21441\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> attended his first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2618\">Cabinet<\/a> meeting Thursday, a gathering that comes at a crucial time as negotiations on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2382\">Capitol Hill<\/a> to fund his department are teetering on the edge of collapse.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> did not call on Mullin to deliver his own report during the meeting. Trump opened the meeting, however, by praising Mullin before addressing the prolonged DHS shutdown, which he described as the &ldquo;disgraceful Democrat shutdown.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504747\/100-days-until-america250-five-host-cities-unveiled\/\">100 days until America250: Five host cities unveiled for July 4 celebrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504530\/white-house-social-media-posts-shares-vague-teasers-launching-soon\/\">White House social media posts shares vague teasers: &#8216;Launching soon&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504388\/trump-threat-terminate-filibuster-dhs-funding-deal\/\">Trump reiterates threats to &lsquo;TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER&rsquo; as DHS funding deal stalls<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Congratulations,&rdquo; Trump said to Mullin as the room erupted into laughter. &ldquo;You came into a department that&rsquo;s shut down. Shut down by the radical Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump called on Democrats to end the shutdown, or else the administration would &ldquo;have to take some very drastic measures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations in the Senate have hit a make-or-break moment after Democrats rejected a GOP proposal that would carve out funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement&rsquo;s deportation operation while funding the rest of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Long lines at airports across the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >country amid staffing shortages<\/a> have put pressure on Congress to reach a deal. Since the start of the shutdown on Feb. 14, at least 458 TSA officers have quit, according to the DHS. On Monday, nearly 11% of TSA employees missed their scheduled shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill testified during a House hearing on Wednesday that the agency may have to shut down some airports if they did not receive funding soon, calling the prolonged budget lapse a &ldquo;dire situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, we have to look at all options on the table,&rdquo; McNeill told lawmakers. &ldquo;And that does require us to, at some point, make very difficult choices as to which airports we might try to keep open and which ones we might have to shut down as our callout rates increase.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To help alleviate pressure on TSA employees who have been working without pay since the shutdown started in February, Trump sent ICE officers to help with airport security starting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4502184\/dhs-100000-employees-unpaid-amid-shutdown\/\"><strong>DHS: 100,000 EMPLOYEES UNPAID AMID SHUTDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mullin was sworn in as the ninth Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday, replacing Kristi Noem, who was removed from her post by Trump after controversy over her handling of deportation operations in Minneapolis and an expensive TV ad blitz.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin was&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500974\/markwayne-mullin-confirmed-dhs-secretary-support-two-democrats\/\">confirmed by the Senate<\/a>&nbsp;in a 54-45 vote on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mullin makes quiet DHS Cabinet debut as funding stalls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2584093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26085553487035.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4955,7492,5045,56760,5894],"class_list":["post-2584092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cabinet","tag-dhs","tag-government","tag-mullin-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26085553487035.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584097,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584092\/revisions\/2584097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}