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- Markwayne Mullin becomes head of the Department of Homeland Security and aims to restore competence at FEMA amid concerns over partisan disaster aid decisions.
- Recent data show that under the Trump administration, Democratic governors' disaster aid requests faced a denial rate above 50%, while Republican-led states stayed stable.
- Mullin plans to re-engage with the Office of the Inspector General and improve communication with Congress as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches.
