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参议院确认俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·马尔尼（Markwayne Mullin）为第九任国土安全部部长，为接替处境艰难的卸任部长克里斯蒂·诺姆（Kristi Noem）的仓促过程画上句号。
这也标志着他长达13年的国会生涯的终结，其国会生涯始于众议院，并于2021年赢得参议院席位，成为事实上的两院桥梁，在去年推动通过”庞大而美丽的法案”期间帮助建立参众两院之间的信任。投票前，他在家人的陪同下抵达，兴奋地将自己的最终投票投给了自己。
本月初，马尔尼被唐纳德·特朗普总统选中领导国土安全部，此次确认投票主要是党派分野投票。宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼（John Fetterman）和新墨西哥州民主党参议员马丁·海因里希（Martin Heinrich）与几乎所有共和党人一起支持他的提名。
海因里希表示，他违背了自己党派的立场，因为他看到马尔尼——与他共同主持参议院立法部门支出委员会的马尔尼——”不是那种可以轻易被胁迫改变观点的人”。
[马尔尼确认投票通过关键考验，国土安全部仍处于停摆状态]
2026年3月5日，俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·马尔尼在美国国会大厦向记者发表讲话，此前他被特朗普总统提名为国土安全部新部长。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
“我期待有一位不接受斯蒂芬·米勒（Stephen Miller）命令的部长，”海因里希说。
肯塔基州共和党参议员兰德·保罗（Rand Paul）是唯一投反对票的共和党人，理由是两人关系冷淡，以及马尔尼过去称其2017年袭击事件”情有可原”的言论。
马尔尼的确认也标志着一个旋风般的月份的结束，在此期间，诺姆在国会山的一系列爆炸性听证会后被重新任命，同时移民和海关执法局（ICE）特工开枪打死了Renee Nicole Good和Alex Pretti。
[舒默策略失败，国土安全部停摆达36天，机场排队现象加剧]
2026年3月，国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆在华盛顿作证。（奇普·索莫代维利亚/盖蒂图片社）
尽管如此，诺姆的离职和马尔尼的晋升并没有改变参议院民主党人的立场。他们继续要求对移民和海关执法局进行全面改革，迄今为止已五次阻挠对该机构的资金支持，以及共和党人几次试图临时延长国土安全部的资金。
结束停摆的道路在周末似乎变得更加复杂。
双方在停摆期间首次举行会议，参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩（John Thune）和参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默（Chuck Schumer）将谈判描述为”富有成效”。
然而，特朗普周日晚间在Truth Social上抛出了一个障碍：”除非并直到他们与共和党人一起投票通过’拯救美国法案’（THE SAVE AMERICA ACT），否则我认为我们不应该与疯狂的、摧毁国家的激进左翼民主党人达成任何协议。”
[共和党参议员策略暴露民主党关于支持选民身份的虚假说法]
2026年3月23日，佛罗里达州西棕榈滩，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在登上空军一号前对记者讲话。特朗普总统将前往田纳西州，之后返回华盛顿。（罗伯托·施密特/盖蒂图片社）
“换句话说，把所有事情都捆绑在一起，然后投票！！！废除阻挠议事规则，如果有必要，就留在华盛顿过复活节，”特朗普说。
在此之前，图恩向总统暗示，共和党人可以从更广泛的国土安全部一揽子计划中划拨移民和海关执法局以及海关和边境保护局的资金，然后通过预算协调程序为这些机构提供资金。
考虑到上周末的投票因缺席而陷入困境，取消休会可能在参议院难以推行。当被问及是否会取消即将到来的两周休假时，图恩说：”我们拭目以待。”
一群参议院共和党人在马尔尼的确认投票前与特朗普举行了会面。阿拉巴马州共和党参议员凯蒂·布里特（Katie Britt）随后告诉记者，会议”非常顺利”。
当被问及共和党人是否有结束停摆的解决方案时，她说：”我们有。”
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尽管如此，参议院民主党人仍然一致反对《保护美国选民资格法案》（Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility, SAVE）。
“我们准备今天与白宫会面继续谈判，”舒默说。”事实上，我们原计划今天上午与汤姆·霍曼（Tom Homan）会面。但显然，由于唐纳德·特朗普的脾气发作，白宫取消了这次会面。他们在白宫里都在四处奔波，不知道该怎么办。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道报道美国参议院的记者。
Mullin confirmed as DHS chief as lawmakers near solution on shutdown standoff
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The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as the ninth Homeland Security secretary, capping a sprint to replace embattled outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem.
It also caps off a 13-year career in Congress that began in the House and saw Mullin score a seat in the Senate in 2021 where he became the de facto bridge between both chambers, helping to build trust between the House and Senate during last year’s push to pass the “big, beautiful bill.” Ahead of the vote he arrived flanked by his family, and was excited to cast his final vote on himself.
Mullin, who was picked by President Donald Trump earlier this month to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was confirmed on a largely party-line vote. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., joined nearly every Republican to clinch his nomination.
Heinrich said he bucked his party because he has seen that Mullin — who co-chairs the Senate Legislative Branch spending committee with him — “is not someone who can simply be bullied into changing his views.”
[MULLIN’S CONFIRMATION SURVIVES KEY TEST VOTE AS DHS REMAINS SHUT DOWN]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Republican from Oklahoma, addresses reporters at the U.S. Capitol after being tapped as President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead DHS, March 5, 2026.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“And I look forward to having a secretary who doesn’t take their orders from Stephen Miller,” Heinrich said.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Republican to vote against Mullin, citing their chilly relationship and Mullin’s past comments that his 2017 assault was “justified.”
Mullin’s confirmation also saw the close of a whirlwind month in which Noem was reassigned after an explosive pair of hearings on Capitol Hill, as well as the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
[SCHUMER GAMBIT FAILS AS DHS SHUTDOWN HITS 36 DAYS AND AIRPORT LINES GROW]
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies in a hearing in Washington in March 2026.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Still, Noem’s ousting and Mullin’s ascension have done little to shift Senate Democrats from their position. They continue to demand sweeping reforms to ICE and have so far blocked funding to the agency five times, along with several GOP attempts to temporarily extend funding to DHS.
The path to ending the shutdown appeared to become more complicated over the weekend.
Both sides began meeting for the first time during the shutdown, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., characterizing the talks as “productive.”
However, Trump threw a wrench into negotiations Sunday night, writing on Truth Social: “I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they vote with Republicans to pass ‘THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.’”
[GOP SENATOR’S GAMBIT EXPOSES FALSE DEM CLAIMS ABOUT SUPPORTING VOTER ID]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on March 23, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump is traveling to Tennessee before returning to Washington.(Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images)
“In other words, lump everything together as one, and VOTE!!! Kill the Filibuster, and stay in D.C. for Easter, if necessary,” Trump said.
That comes after Thune suggested to the president that Republicans could carve out ICE and Customs and Border Protection funding from a broader DHS package and instead fund those agencies through budget reconciliation.
Canceling recess may be a hard sell in the upper chamber, given that votes this past weekend were plagued by absences. When asked if he would cancel the upcoming two-week break, Thune said, “We’ll see.”
A cohort of Senate Republicans met with Trump ahead of Mullin’s confirmation vote. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told reporters after that the meeting went “really well.”
When asked if Republicans had a solution to end the closure, she said, “We do.”
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Still, Senate Democrats remain unified in their opposition to the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
“We’re ready to meet with the White House today to keep talking,” Schumer said. “In fact, we were going to meet this morning with Tom Homan. But apparently the White House pulled that meeting because of Donald Trump’s temper tantrum. They’re all scrambling around there in the White House. They don’t know what to do.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.