DHS Secretary Mullin declines to commit to following court orders at Senate hearing.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on June 2. When pressed by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Mullin declined to give a definitive commitment that DHS would obey court rulings, citing concerns about politicized judges. Mullin stated his department would enforce the law and not break the Constitution.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 5% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
Breitbart
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
Washington Examiner
Mullin cites ‘politicized’ courts in refusal to commit to DHS obeying rulings
constitutional tension over politicized courts · neutral
Reuters
Trump homeland secretary declines to commit to following court orders
administration defies judicial oversight norms · negative
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- Breitbart+5.3 h
- Washington Examiner+6.9 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 frames Mullin as pushing back against reckless Democrat rhetoric that endangers agents. The left and wires frame his refusal as a constitutional crisis where the administration won't commit to court orders.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Trump homeland secretary declines to commit to following court orders”
“Mullin cites ‘politicized’ courts in refusal to commit to DHS obeying rulings”
“Watch DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin Trash Democrat Sen. Patrick Murphy”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Mullin cited statistics that death threats against agents are up 8,000% and assaults up 1,300%.
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