Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump’s DHS pick who once blasted him as a ‘snake’

Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump’s DHS pick who once blasted him as a ‘snake’

DHS pick Mullin to testify before Homeland Security committee next week as Senate hurries to confirm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is aiming to hold a confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., March 18, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

Sen. Markwayne Mullin's, R-Okla., path to running the Department of Homeland Security won't be easy in the Senate, where Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is already bucking his nomination. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump listens during an event about the Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, March 4, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)