Trump fires Kristi Noem, makes Senator Mullin new DHS chief

News March 5, 2026
U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”, in Washington

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security at the end of the month.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; editing by Costas Pitas)