By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 23(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to replace outgoing Kristi Noem,

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the Iranian regime "appears to be intact but largely degraded" by ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes, laying out the intelligence community's assessment of the war at a hearing on Wednesday.

With his temperment and experience at question, Markwayne Mullin remained composed while he was grilled by Republicans and Democrats Wednesday over public comments he has made during his

Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite reservations from Democrats and the committee’s Republican chair.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told senators that the Iranian regime "appears to be intact but largely degraded" by ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes.

WASHINGTON, DC -Indian students studying in the US were praised on March 12 during a Senate hearing on foreign influence in American universities, even as lawmakers raised concerns about China’s research ties and funding of US campuses.

Iran took center stage during the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee's grilling of members of the Trump administration’s national security and intelligence team during its annual hearing on worldwide threats.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin revealed a previously unreported classified trip overseas during his Homeland Security confirmation hearing.