The US Senate has confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary. Meanwhile, Iran has denied talks with the US to end the ongoing war in its fourth week.

The Senate has confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary. And, Iran has denied that it's in talks with the U.S. to end the war, which is now in its fourth week. <img alt="Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) testifies during his confirmation hearing to be the next Homeland Security Secretary in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2026, in Washington, DC." src="https://feeds.npr.org/1004/undefined" /><p>The Senate has confirmed Markwayne ...