Dems plan to target DHS head to 'worsen the political pains' at the White House: report

Expecting to take control of at least one of the chambers of Congress, the Democratic leadership plans to target Department of Homeland Security head Markwayne Mullin to create havoc for the White House, according to new reporting.According to a report from Politico, a top priority for Democrats if they gain more power in Congress in November is forcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown "back into the headlines." Mullin, a former Republican senator from Oklahoma, was brought in to lead the department in part because the White House saw him as someone who could play better with Congress than his predecessor, fired Kristi Noem, the outlet reported.A House Democratic aide told Politico that committees plan to examine how DHS under Mullin has failed to deploy body cameras to many immigration agents, allowed dismal conditions at immigration facilities and failed to cooperate with the department’s inspector general. “He owns that,” the aide...