U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security and nominates Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her.

The development was among the significant politics stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to The Independent on 5 March 2026.

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