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Noem Replaced Amid Multiple DHS Controversies
- Kristi Noem was fired as Homeland Security Secretary and replaced with Senator Mark Wayne Mullen effective March 31st.
- CNN notes Noem faced scrutiny over pausing TSA PreCheck, an alleged romantic relationship with her chief advisor, and conflicting accounts of fatal shootings.
Early Iran War Costs Hit Markets Hard
- The first 100 hours of the U.S. military campaign in the war with Iran cost an estimated $3.7 billion.
- Markets reacted sharply as the Dow fell over 1,000 points and oil hit its highest since the end of the Biden administration amid continuing Middle East strikes.
GOP Urges Gonzales To Exit Race After Scandal
- House GOP leaders urged Representative Tony Gonzales to drop his re-election bid after he admitted an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide.
- Gonzales said he'll cooperate with the House Ethics Committee investigation but intends to remain in the race.