WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 54-45 to confirm President Trump’s choice to replace troubled Kristi Noem to run the Homeland Security Department that includes the run-away ICE law enforcement agency. Democrats organized unsuccessfully against Markwayne Mullin. They had doubts whether Mjullin had the backbone to stand up to Trump to overhaul ICE, which has been ruthless in following Trump’s quota to arrest 3,000 people a day for deportation. Mullin has been in the Senate three years with an undistinguished record. Earlier he was in the House 10 years. In Oklahoma he ran his family’s plumbing business. He also was a mixed martial arts fighter with a professional record of 5-0. Here is how he Minnesota and Wisconsin senators voted:
For Mullin
> Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin
Against
> Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota
> Tina Smith, D-Minnesota
> Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin