Markwayne Returns to Capitol Hill

The new secretary had his first Capitol Hill moment as the boss of DHS. He left senators with more questions than answers. Today, the House gets its turn.

WASHINGTON — Markwayne Mullin walked into a Senate hearing room Tuesday morning as the new secretary of Homeland Security and walked out having refused to say, plainly and on the record, that his department will obey federal court orders.

It was his first appearance before Congress since his confirmation in March. It will not be his last uncomfortable afternoon under the lights — the House Homeland Security Committee picks up where the Senate left off Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. in 310 Cannon.