Mullin

The testy exchanges at Mullin's DHS confirmation hearing weren't chaos. They were a precise map of where the real battles over border security will be fought.

Markwayne Mullin is heading to DHS. Oklahoma's Senate seat is now a free-for-all. The names already surfacing tell you exactly how Washington thinks about political succession.

The headlines focus on Noem's exit. The real story is the agency she leaves behind, and whether anyone in Washington has the will to fix it.