In the day's other headlines, Mark Wayne Mullen took the oath of office today as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security.

Congratulations, Secretary.

This morning this afternoon, at a ceremony in the Oval Office,

Mullin begins his tenure as secretary amid an ongoing DHS shutdown.

And he leaves behind his Oklahoma Senate seat,

which the state's Republican governor quickly filled.

So help you God.

I do.

God bless you.

Energy executive Alan Armstrong was sworn in to the U.S. Senate today

to finish out the remaining nine months of Mullen's term.

Returning now to that ongoing DHS shutdown that's lasted for more than a month.

A number of Republican senators say they believe they've reached a potential deal to end it

after meeting with President Trump at the White House yesterday evening.

It is time to end this. Time to end this is now.

The Democrats have in front of them a proposal with legislative text.

The deal under consideration would fund most of DHS and parts of customs and border protection and ICE,

but not the part of ICE charged with arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants.

In the Oval Office today, President Trump remained noncommittal.

Well, I don't want to comment until I see the deal, but as you know, they're negotiating a deal.

I guess they're getting fairly close, but I think any deal they make, I'm pretty much not happy with it.

Meantime, several of the nation's busiest airports continue to be overwhelmed by long

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