Senate approves Trump's Homeland nominee amid immigration scrutiny

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• – The U.S. Senate confirms Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, with a vote of 54-45.
• – Mullin backs Trump's hardline immigration view but signaled he would dial back some policies.
• – Democrats blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security since mid-February in a push to scale back Trump's immigration enforcement tactics.