DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before Congress on department budget.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before Senate and House appropriations committees regarding the department's fiscal 2027 budget request. Democrats on the Senate panel criticized Mullin over threats to pull CBP officers from airports in sanctuary cities and accused DHS of violating court orders, while Mullin defended his department's enforcement of immigration laws and accused critics of inciting violence against agents.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 5% of divergence this week. 6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
6 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 6 outlets placed this story
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PBS NewsHour
Washington Times
Washington Examiner
Breitbart
The Hill
Reuters
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: Mullin returns to testify on DHS budget before House committee
Democratic criticism of DHS overreach · negative
Washington Times
Mullin vs. Murphy: Homeland Security chief takes on anti-ICE senator
Mullin confronts Democratic critics · positive
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- Breitbart+5.6 h
- Washington Times+7.1 h
- Washington Examiner+24.3 h
- PBS NewsHour+24.4 h
- The Hill+24.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
The right spotlights Mullin's defense of ICE agents against reckless Democratic rhetoric. The left emphasizes Democratic accusations that DHS is breaking the law at scale and violating court orders.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 6 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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“Watch live: Mullin faces House on DHS budget as GOP funding battle persists” · PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Reuters
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PBSPBS NewsHour WATCH LIVE: Mullin returns to testify on DHS budget before House committee 100d ago HThe Hill Watch live: Mullin faces House on DHS budget as GOP funding battle persists 100d ago RReuters Trump homeland secretary testifies before Senate panel amid airport threats, detention protests 101d ago 8 tracked claims across 6 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Mullin said Democratic rhetoric has contributed to an 8,000% increase in death threats against ICE agents.
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