WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) (C) presides over a markup hearing to consider the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Paul announced that he does not support President Donald Trump's appointment of Mullin and voted against him advancing his nomination. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)