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Homeland Security

Senate Confirms Kirstjen Nielsen As New Homeland Security Secretary

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

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Senate Confirms Kirstjen Nielsen As New Homeland Security Secretary

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.The vote to appoint the former White House aide was 62 to 37, with several Democrats and independents supporting her nomination to lead DHS.Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) were among those who voted alongside their Republican colleagues to confirm the former principal deputy to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly as the new DHS…

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