Under Intense Scrutiny Over DHS, Markwayne Mullin Sworn In as Secretary and Why Discount Retailers Like Ross Are Growing in California

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

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Markwayne Mullin was sworn in Tuesday as DHS secretary, taking the reins of a department that's faced growing scrutiny over its immigration enforcement and mass deportation operations. The Oklahoma senator and former MMA fighter is an ally of President Trump and has long supported his predecessor, Kristi Noem. Meanwhile, a University of Southern California professor created a methodology that determined which candidates from the California gubernatorial race should be invited to a debate. That debate was supposed to happen on Tuesday night, but USC canceled it with less than 24 hours notice after they received backlash for not including any candidates of color. In business, discount retailers like Ross are seeing record growth in California as consumers pivot away from traditional department stores, and developers of the massive One Beverly Hills luxury complex have secured $4.3 billion in financing to complete the 17.5-acre project. Read more at https://LATimes.com.

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0:00.0	This is an L.A. Times Studios podcast. My goal in six months is there we're not in the lead story every single day.
0:33.0	My goal is for people to understand we're out there, we're protecting them, and we're working with them. You You, sir, you called Alex Prattie, quote, a deranged individual that came in to cause max damage.
1:22.8	Could we expect those kinds of quick responses if you are confirmed as Secretary? Would you be basically
1:29.5	well you did you responded as Secretary Nome or we're going to just expect that
1:33.4	same behavior all over again? No Senator those words probably should have been
1:37.8	retracted. I shouldn't have said that and Secretary I wouldn't the
1:40.9	investigation is ongoing and there is like I said there's sometimes going to make a mistake and I own it.
1:46.8	That one, I went out there too fast.
1:49.3	I was responding immediately without the facts.
1:52.0	That's my fault.
1:52.8	That won't happen, as Secretary. So, you know, the world of the people who are so that the world,
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2:19.3	and the people who are going to be a good at the time.
2:22.3	It's a good one of the performance and the people
2:25.3	and the development.
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