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Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was hammered by conservatives Wednesday after he dismissed claims about Jeffrey Epstein during a recent appearance on “The Katie Miller Podcast,” the right-wing political talk show launched by the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

Miller bluntly asked Blanche in the interview published Tuesday evening whether an “Epstein client list” existed and, if it did, if the Trump administration was “in possession of it.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) threatened to cancel a confirmation vote for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, after he refused to explain "classified work" that he had claimed to have done.

During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Mullin claimed that he did not have to divulge the classified work because of committee rules. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) noted that his instructions to Mullin required him to explain all of his work, regardless of classification status.

President Donald Trump has reverted back to an old obsession as he attempts to rally U.S. allies around his war in Iran, according to MS NOW's Joe Scarborough.

The president berated NATO allies Tuesday during a press gaggle at the White House, griping that none of them were willing to help the U.S. keep the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, and the "Morning Joe" host highlighted Trump's claim that "we don't need them."

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is accused of blocking the release of an unredacted report on a recently revealed drug trafficking and money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), in a letter to Blanche, called on the deputy attorney general to turn over a 69-page target profile prepared for the Drug Enforcement Administration by the Department of Justice's now-shuttered Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces as part of the congressionally mandated release of the Epstein files, reported Bloomberg.

President Donald Trump has seemingly lost interest in one of his signature affordability proposals as he focuses his attention on a voter verification measure, according to a report Wednesday.

The 79-year-old president has remained largely silent on a bipartisan housing bill that has stalled in Congress, highlighting a mismatch between his stated affordability priorities and political action. The White House isn't sure the electoral juice is worth the squeeze, reported Politico.

During his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was forced to watch a video compilation of himself exhibiting “low impulse control” and lobbing “machismo” threats of violence, a compilation queued up by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who lashed out at Mullin for his frequent violent rhetoric.

Mullin was tapped by President Donald Trump to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was ousted earlier this month after facing mounting scrutiny over her handling of the agency’s often-violent immigration enforcement operations.

MS NOW's Jonathan Lemire and Ali Vitali were astonished by the "extraordinary" opening statement by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

The Kentucky Republican came out firing Wednesday morning at the start of confirmation hearings for his fellow GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who last month called him "a freaking snake" and said he understood why Paul's neighbor violently assaulted him.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) defended the practice of "dueling" — even though it has been illegal for over 100 years.

During a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questioned whether Mullin was the right person to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) because of his history of promoting violence. He played video of a 2023 Senate floor interaction in which Mullin threatened to fight Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questioned whether Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was the right person to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the nominee approved of a violent assault against the Kentucky Republican.

During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Paul recalled that a neighbor assaulted him, causing six of his ribs to be broken and needing a part of his lung to be removed.

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard is scheduled to testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Intelligence Committee and is expected to face an onslaught of questions about the Trump administration’s war against Iran, a moment Politico described as “one of the most fraught moments of her tenure.”

Long a purported anti-interventionist, Gabbard has drawn criticism from many of President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters for what they see as a reversal in regards to the U.S. military siege on Iran. In 2020, Gabbard had even sold T-shirts with the text “NO WAR WITH IRAN.”

President Donald Trump’s hand-picked replacement for outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to be scrutinized by lawmakers Wednesday morning during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Trump ousted Noem as head of DHS earlier this month after internal frustrations mounted over her leadership and alleged affair with special government employee Corey Lewandowski. Trump’s revealed his replacement for Noem to be Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), long a loyal supporter of the president.