Level 3 - Illegal Executive Overreach
Week of 2026-03-02
Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, names Senator Markwayne Mullin as replacement — amid DHS partial shutdown lasting 5+ weeks due to congressional funding deadlock
Overview
Category
Executive Overreach
Subcategory
Cabinet Instability
Constitutional Provision
Article II Section 2 — Appointments Clause
Democratic Norm Violated
Cabinet stability, Government continuity during crisis
Affected Groups
DHS employeesImmigration systemBorder securityTSA workforce