YOUTUBE (Owen Report) - Confusion And Chaos As World Wonders What Trump's Plan For Iran Is Or If He Has One At All
WASHINGTONPOST (Amber Phillips) - What to know about Trump’s Homeland Security pick
Sen. Markwayne Mullin isn’t backing down from mass deportations.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Rand Paul CONFRONTS Sen. Mullin Over 'Snake' Comment During DHS Confirmation Hearing | 12:30 REPORT
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) moved to the other side of the dais to face questions from his colleagues about taking over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from Kristi Noem while it is both shut down and in crisis mode. Keep in mind: Mullin is widely expected to be confirmed. Mullin has distanced himself from Noem several times: First, Mullin says he would use “judicial warrants to enter homes, businesses unless we are pursuing a subject who ran into that home.” (Remember: Noem recently argued for warrants that are not signed by a judge.) Rand Paul played the clip of Mullin challenging a witness to a fight: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) rolled the 2023 video footage of Mullin challenging a witness, Teamsters President Sean…
THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - Roberts Is More Bothered By Trump’s Attacks On Judges Than Judges’ Attacks On The Constitution
If anyone's evoking 'personal hostility,' it's rogue judges allowing their animus toward Trump to steer the outcome of cases before them.
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - "Tell me to my face": Paul a "no" on Mullin after heated hearing
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) opened Sen. Markwayne Mullin 's confirmation hearing with a remarkable challenge, daring the Homeland Security secretary nominee to "tell me to my face" why Paul deserved an assault that left him with broken ribs. Why it matters: Mullin's hearing got off to a rocky start — and Paul said afterwards that he would vote against reporting Mullin's nomination out of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which he chairs. - "You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me the assault was justified," Paul said, referring to comments Mullin made at a town hall, where he also called Paul a "freakin' snake ." - "And while you're at it, explain to the American public why they should trust…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) opened Sen. Markwayne Mullin 's confirmation hearing with a remarkable challenge, daring the Homeland Security secretary nominee to "tell me to my face" why Paul deserved an assault that left him with broken ribs. Why it matters: Mullin's hearing got off to a rocky start — and Paul said afterwards that he would vote against reporting Mullin's nomination out of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which he chairs. - "You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me the assault was justified," Paul said, referring to comments Mullin made at a town hall, where he also called Paul a "freakin' snake ." - "And while you're at it, explain to the American public why they should trust…Open
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Fed keeps rates on hold, Powell says he will remain in place until successor confirmed
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates steady, and chair Jerome Powell said that he will remain in place until his successor is confirmed, raising the prospect that he could continue leading the central bank after his term is up May 15. Why it matters: Powell's remarks set up a high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration over who will lead the world's most important central bank in less than two months. Driving the news: In a news conference following the announcement, Powell said that he intends to serve as "chairman pro tempore" of the Fed after his term as chair is up if his successor — Kevin Warsh, whom President Trump has nominated for the job — has not yet been confirmed. - Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is…
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates steady, and chair Jerome Powell said that he will remain in place until his successor is confirmed, raising the prospect that he could continue leading the central bank after his term is up May 15. Why it matters: Powell's remarks set up a high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration over who will lead the world's most important central bank in less than two months. Driving the news: In a news conference following the announcement, Powell said that he intends to serve as "chairman pro tempore" of the Fed after his term as chair is up if his successor — Kevin Warsh, whom President Trump has nominated for the job — has not yet been confirmed. - Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is…Open
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Iranian Missile Strikes on Qatar’s LNG Hub: Strategic and Global Implications
Published March 18, 2025 In a significant escalation of the Middle East conflict, Iran has launched missile and drone strikes that have inflicted extensive damage on Qatar’s giant energy infrastructure, including facilities tied to the [...]
NYTIMES (Ed Shanahan) - Child Care Company Agrees to Pause N.Y.C. Expansion After Abuse Case
Bright Horizons, the child care giant, will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
NYTIMES (Neil MacFarquhar) - For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region
Iran’s military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealized goals for American interventions in the region.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Kevin The Janitor Now Most Senior Military Official Left In Iran
TEHRAN — Following the latest round of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in the country, Kevin, the janitor at the Office of the Supreme Leader, was officially recognized as now being the most senior military official left in Iran.