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FBI Director Kash Patel was roasted by political analysts and observers on Thursday after he revealed his latest training gimmick for FBI agents.

Variety reported that the FBI is teaming up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to train new agents at the bureau's headquarters in Quantico, Virginia. The report quotes a press release from the UFC that says fighters will train agents on "specific techniques and tactics, offering a unique perspective to the students as they prepare to enter the field office."

A former staffer at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, raised eyebrows on Thursday after analysts viewed his "arrogant" deposition tape.

Nathan Cavanaugh, an ex-DOGE staffer, was deposed as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association, and the Modern Language Association challenging the agency's use of ChatGPT to identify and cancel grants supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI, programs.

A CNN host threw President Donald Trump's words in a Republican's face on Thursday as he tried to defend the president's decision to coordinate a bombing campaign against Iran.

CNN's Kasie Hunt and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) got into a heated exchange on "The Arena" while discussing the recent bombing strikes in Iran. Jordan argued that the strikes were necessary because the Iranian regime had killed American military troops as well as Iranian citizens. He also argued thatTrump was trying to ensure that Iran would never develop a nuclear weapon, even though Trump claimed last year that the U.S. had "completely obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities in a different series of strikes.

President Donald Trump complained that he couldn't say the word "beautiful" at an event honoring Women's History Month on Thursday.

"We love women," Trump announced. "Women are the whole deal, okay? And today is very special because we celebrate Women's History Month. That's what it's about every year."

The gunman who allegedly attacked Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday has been connected to support for the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.

New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz first reported that Mohamed Jalloh was likely responsible for two people being injured at Old Dominion. The gunman later died.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) faces a brutal confirmation gauntlet next Wednesday, with the DHS leadership position he's pursuing now looking far less appealing than his secure Senate seat.

According to Politico, Mullin is inheriting an agency in full crisis mode. The DHS shutdown has entered its 27th day with no resolution in sight. The chaos is cascading across federal operations: Denver International Airport, one of America's busiest hubs, is now begging passengers to donate grocery and gas gift cards to TSA employees who have been working without pay for nearly a month.

But the TSA crisis pales compared to the "firestorm" Mullin will be forced to navigate with immigration enforcement roiling the MAGA movement, according to Politico's reporting.

The deportation agenda is fracturing the MAGA coalition. A newly formed pressure group of Trump allies and immigration hawks is seething over the White House's decision to refocus enforcement on violent criminals—a strategic pivot that has infuriated hardliners demanding broad-based mass deportations.

If Mullin is confirmed, he'll be thrust into the center of this ideological warfare within Trump's own movement. He must manage a crippled agency while simultaneously navigating demands from competing factions: those pushing for aggressive, sweeping deportations and those advocating a narrower focus on criminal enforcement.

The Senate hearing next week will likely preview the bruising battles to come.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) speculated that his MAGA Christian followers might "start killing people" after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani practiced his Muslim faith in government offices.

During a Thursday interview with Burchett, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson noted that Mamdani had recently held a religious event in the mayor's office, much like President Donald Trump has done at the White House.

One of the younger voters who helped propel President Donald Trump to a second term in the White House expressed regret for his choice.

The 79-year-old president received 39 percent of the vote share among 18-29-year-olds – including 54 percent from young men – but one of those voters published a column for the Cincinnati Enquirer lamenting that Trump has not carried through on his campaign promises.