Trump ousts DHS secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Republican senator

<p>Noem’s tenure was marked by killings of US citizens by federal agents, a rumored affair and $220m spent on ads</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/05/donald-trump-war-powers-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> on Thursday announced he was replacing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a> as homeland security secretary, after the killing of two US citizens by immigration agents and mounting reports of her questionable personal conduct attracted bipartisan criticism.</p><p>It was the first major personnel shakeup of Trump’s second term, and in a post on Truth Social, the president said Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma senator, would take over from Noem starting on 31 March. The secretary, who he said “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)” would become special envoy for “the Shield of the Americas”, a security initiative Trump said he planned to launch over the weekend.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/trump-kristi-noem-homeland-security">Continue reading...</a>

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