Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman played a decisive role in a Republican win on Thursday, when a razor-thin 8–7 vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security.

The Iranian Islamic regime reportedly executed Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old champion wrestler, in addition to two others, on Thursday through public hangings in the city of Qom in Iran.