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Mullen passes the test. I'm Daria Albinger, Fox News. The Senate's voted to move forward with President Trump's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
The Sunday vote was procedural and only needed a simple majority to advance Oklahoma GOP Senator Mark Wayne Mullen's nomination. When the votes were counted... The ayes are 54, the nays are 37, and the motion is agreed to.
What are the details of Senator Mullen's nomination for Homeland Security?
This means a final vote on Senator Mullen's nomination will occur this week, possibly as early as mid to late Monday. Mullen's nomination was narrowly forwarded out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee by an eight to seven vote. In this full Senate vote, two Democratic senators, New Mexico's Martin Heinrich and Pennsylvania's John Fetterman, supported Mullen. Kentucky Republican Rand Paul voted against the nomination. Grinnell Scott, Fox News.
President Trump is threatening Iran in an effort to open up the Strait of Hormuz.
He said on Truth Social, either reopen the Strait of Hormuz or we'll strike your power plants. They have less than 48 hours to comply. This morning, Tehran is pushing back on that threat, vowing to retaliate if the U.S. attacks its energy sites. Now, the president has called on NATO allies and says they're cowards for not sending warships to help defend the Strait. He claims this should be a global effort. This morning, the NATO Secretary General said countries support the U.S., but still are in the planning phase of sending help. And the president says the U.S. is very close to meeting their objectives with Operation Epic Fury and could be winding down military efforts in the Middle East.
Fox's Dana Marie McNichol with the president in West Palm Beach, Florida. Long lines at many U.S. airports due to TSA agents calling out as the government shutdown continues.
I think it's crazy. I think... I mean, these are essential workers. I mean, people need to be moving through this airport.
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There was a second day of talks between Ukraine and U.S. officials on ways to end the more than four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war. The U.S. delegation included special envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and White House senior advisor Josh Greenbaum. After the meeting, Witkoff posted a statement on social media that said, quote, we are encouraged by the continued substantive engagement and its importance to broader regional and global stability. Ukrainian President Zelensky is calling for increased sanctions. Pressure on Russia. Cuba is in the process of restarting its power grid after another nationwide blackout left millions without electricity. Here's Fox's Stephanie Bennett.
It's impacted everything, of course, from cooking and refrigeration, causing food spoilage to reduced work hours, lack of water and reports that some hospitals have canceled surgeries. It comes as the communist government battles with decaying infrastructure, fuel shortages and a U.S. imposed oil blockade. Cuba's energy ministry said a total disconnection of the national electrical system occurred on Saturday and protocols for restoration are being implemented.
Authorities across the island say they're working to help restore power as quickly as possible. The power grid collapsed at least three times in the past month. A California sheriff who is also running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots that were cast in a November special election from county election officials. Republican Chad Bianco says what he's doing is investigating a ballot count discrepancy in the November 2025 election, which was on Thursday. congressional redistricting in the county.
What threats is President Trump making regarding the Strait of Hormuz?
Now, obviously, this is getting a lot of reaction on both sides of the aisle, especially from Democrats, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who called Bianco's move unprecedented.
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