(From 3L to R) US Representative Josh Gottheimer, Democrat from New Jersey, former US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Sean O'Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and Christine Mullin look on as Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)