Change is ‘long overdue’ at Homeland Security. Can Markwayne Mullin bring it? | CNN Politics

Newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told senators during his confirmation hearing that he wanted to keep the department out of the headlines. That won’t be easy. The Department of Homeland Security is charged with one of President Donald Trump’s key domestic priorities: cracking down on immigration. Mullin, like his predecessors, will face immense pressure to execute on the administration’s agenda and fend off its critics, while also balancing Trump’s ever-shifting demands. Mullin was sworn in as the new Homeland Security secretary in the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon. One of Mullin first moves is lining up the personnel to help him do it. He is bringing some of his Senate staff to the department; they already arrived at DHS as of Tuesday morning, according to a source familiar with the matter. Ahead of assuming the role, Mullin spoke with Trump about the people he wanted to bring on. Troy Edgar, who previously served as deputy DHS secretary until being pulled to be ambassador to El Salvador, is expected back at the department, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Edgar’s nomination is still on the calendar for a Senate vote. “We h