Senate advances Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for DHS Secretary in procedural vote

Washington — The Senate advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for Department of Homeland Security secretary on Sunday after the president announced that the Oklahoma Republican would replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Mullin’s nomination. A final confirmation vote is …

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Cuba Begins to Restore Power After Nationwide Grid Collapse

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba began restoring its energy system on Sunday, a day after a nationwide collapse of the entire grid left millions of people in the dark for the third time this month. Some 72,000 customers in the capital, among them five hospitals, had electricity again early Sunday, according to a report from the …

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3/22: Face the Nation – CBS News

This week in “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” amid an escalation of the Iranian war, a new CBS News poll shows the conflict and rising gas prices are fueling economic concerns in the U.S. Plus, U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte join.

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four in Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say

CAIRO, March 22 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike ⁠on ⁠a police vehicle on ⁠Sunday killed three people in the middle of ​the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, ‌hours after another person ‌was killed in a strike on northern Gaza. Medics and ⁠police sources ⁠said the three men killed in Nuseirat …

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