Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) says that Senate will confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security, praising his colleague as “competent” and “honest.” Welch welcomed Mullin’s nomination as an opportunity for Republican and Democratic senators to examine problems at the Department of Homeland Security under Noem’s leadership. “He’ll be...