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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.

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.

Two Democratic state lawmakers from New Mexico were handed an explosive collection of evidence related to Jeffrey Epstein last month from an individual who claimed to have broken into the disgraced financier’s infamous Zorro Ranch, New Mexico Justice Department files obtained by Al Jazeera revealed on Tuesday.

Zorro Ranch is a sprawling New Mexico complex located about 40 miles east of Albuquerque, and was purchased by Epstein in 1993. Spanning across 7,600 acres, the property was reportedly central to Epstein’s disturbing plan to “seed the human race with his DNA,” and is alleged to be the burial site of “two foreign girls,” according to an FBI tip recently made public.

MS NOW's John Heilemann analyzed the state of the Democratic Party after an Illinois primary that saw left-wing candidates lose hotly contested races among a seemingly fired-up electorate.

"Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough focused on 26-year-old newcomer Kat Abughazaleh, a left-wing influencer who centered her campaign on opposition to Israel's war in Gaza and promised to challenge the Democratic establishment, but ultimately fell short of Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss in a House race in the Chicago suburbs.

Democratic Party strategist James Carville predicted that President Donald Trump's tenure will end prematurely, stating that Trump is not long for the presidency because "everything that he tries blows up in his face."

In a Politicon video, Carville made a bold forecast about Trump's political future. Carville stated: "I'm telling you, I think he's just going to quit next year by this time. I think he's just going to walk away because the Democrats control the House and the Senate."

President Donald Trump floated a startling plan Wednesday in the hopes of forcing the United States’ “non-responsive allies” to provide military assistance in his administration’s war against Iran.

Trump has reacted angrily at the NATO countries in recent days after his repeated calls for military assistance had been either ignored or outright rejected. After being attacked by both the United States and Israel, Iranian leadership has vowed to respond aggressively to any sea vessels aligned with either of the two countries attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route through which 20% of the world’s oil trade flows.