Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump’s DHS pick who once blasted him as a ‘snake’
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a confirmation hearing ready to go, and he will have to reckon with an intraparty feud in the process. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will soon undergo the rigorous confirmation process in the Senate after being tapped by Trump to replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. He will first go through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee before heading to a full confirmation vote in the Senate. KATIE BRITT BLASTS DEMOCRATS FOR PLAYING ‘POLITICAL GAMES’ WITH SHUTDOWN AMID AIRPORT CHAOS Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who chairs the Homeland Security panel, wants to hold Mullin’s hearing next week. The White House formally sent over Mullin’s nomination to the Senate on Monday, according to the congressional record. “We’re shooting for a week from Wednesday if all the paperwork comes in,” Paul said. But Mullin and Paul have a personal rift that could spill out into the confirmation hearing. TEAMSTERS BOSS PRAISES MULLIN DHS NOMINATION DESPITE PAST HEATED HEARINGS In February, Mullin slammed Paul during an event with voters for his perennial votes against Republican priorities, like spending bills or other elements of Trump’s agenda, such as the “big, beautiful bill” last year. Oklahoma reporter David Arnett reported in a lengthy profile of Mullin that, during the event, the lawmaker was asked about an amendment to a spending package from Paul that he voted against. Mullin warned that Paul was “trying to kill the farm bill because he’s trying to legalize hemp for drinks in Kentucky because of tobacco industry shifts,” and then went after Paul’s voting history before taking a jab at the 2017 incident in which the Kentucky Republican was attacked by his neighbor over a lawn dispute. TRUMP’S NEW DHS PICK IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION HAWK WHO’S ‘ALL ABOUT THE MISSION’: EXPERT “I respect Bernie Sanders because he’s an open socialist, and you know that he’s a communist, so you know what you’re getting,” Mullin said. “Rand Paul’s a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. And I told him that to his face.” That slight at Paul may come to bear during his confirmation hearing, but Mullin is expected to easily move through that first hurdle, given that most Republicans on the panel will back him, and he has the support of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. Paul shrugged off the incident on Monday when he told reporters, “I’m going to reserve judgment now, and we’ll probably find out a lot more.” “I would suggest coming to the hearing, though,” Paul said. “I think it’ll be interesting.”
Protesters block Iran’s women’s football team bus en route to airport
NewsFeed Protesters blocked a bus carrying Iran’s women’s football team outside a hotel in Australia after five players slipped away to seek asylum duing the Women’s Asian Cup. They say the remaining players could face danger if forced to return to Iran after staying silent during the national anthem. Published On 10 Mar 202610 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
Pete Hegseth vows ‘most intense day’ of US strikes against Iran
Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump controls the pace of the war, but acknowledges that Israel has its own objectives. Listen to this article Listen to this article | 4 mins info Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has declared that the United States is “winning” in the fight against Iran, but he declined to provide a timeline as to when the war would end, stressing that decision lies with President Donald Trump. Hegseth told reporters on Tuesday that the US is focused on three main objectives: to neutralise Tehran’s missile capabilities, destroy its navy and “permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons forever”. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated,” Hegseth said. “We do so on our timeline and at our choosing. For example, today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran – the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes.” Despite Washington’s repeated assertions that Iran is being defeated, Iranian leaders have projected defiance, promising to continue to fight back. “Those mightier than you have not been able to eliminate our nation. Those who have tried have become eradicated themselves,” top official Ali Larijani said in a social media post on Tuesday. Iran has consistently denied seeking a nuclear weapon and says its programme is peaceful. Following US strikes on several key Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025, Trump claimed that the US had “obliterated” the Iranian nuclear programme. Iran has responded to the US-Israeli strikes, which have killed the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 1,250 other people, with missile and drone attacks against Israel and across the entire region. The Iranian military has also attacked oil facilities in Gulf countries and largely succeeded in closing the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping lane for the energy trade, sending fuel prices soaring. Advertisement Late on Monday, Trump threatened Iran with “death, fire, and fury” if it does not allow oil shipments to pass through the strait. Larijani, who serves as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, hit back at the US president, saying that the Strait of Hormuz “will either be a Strait of peace and prosperity for all or will be a Strait of defeat and suffering for warmongers”. Top US General Dan Caine said that US forces are continuing to “hunt and strike mine-laying vessels” in the Gulf. Trump suggested last week that the US Navy may accompany oil vessels through the strait to ensure their safety. But Caine suggested on Tuesday that the decision to use the US military to reopen the waterway has not been taken. “If tasked to escort, we’ll look at the range of options to set the military conditions to be able to do that,” he said. Last week, Israel struck oil depots in Tehran, sparking fires and massive plumes of smoke across the city. The move has been criticised by some staunch supporters of the war. Hegseth acknowledged that Israel has its own goals for the conflict. He said the attack on Iranian energy infrastructure was not “necessarily” a US objective. “Israel has been a really strong partner in this effort. Where they have different objectives, they pursued them. Ultimately, we’ve stayed focused on ours,” the Pentagon chief said. Although Hegseth spelled out specific aims for the war, Trump has been shifting the goals – ranging from “freedom” for Iranians to installing an Iranian leader from within the governing system who is willing to answer US and Israeli demands. Asked how long the war would last, Hegseth said: “The president has set a very specific mission to accomplish, and our job is to unrelentingly deliver that. Now, he gets to control the throttle. He’s the one deciding.” Adblock test (Why?)
Israeli air strike targets building in south Lebanon
An Israeli air strike has heavily damaged a building in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district. An Israeli air strike has heavily damaged a building in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district as Israeli forces continue to attack across the area. The army says it is targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure and has warned residents south of the Litani river to leave. Published On 10 Mar 202610 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
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