Hour 2: Markwayne Mullin and Rand Paul.

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🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Senator Markwayne Mullin and Senator Rand Paul clashed in a heated exchange during yesterday’s Senate hearing, with tensions boiling over after a personal moment between the two was brought up. The Iranian leadership was thinking about assassinating President Trump, and evidence suggests someone at the top levels of the regime had to sign off on it. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has changed local laws so that it is no longer a criminal offense if someone on an e-bike strikes a pedestrian, reversing a prior law that had been in place. A newly released study shows that approximately 54% of adults are drinking alcohol, a notable decline compared to previous years. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews WOR weeknight host Jimmy Failla. Mark and Jimmy highlight that Zohran Mamdani’s wife has been liking several posts that are critical of Israel and widely considered anti-Semitic. They also break down what the latest drop in Oscar ratings means for Hollywood’s cultural relevance. MSNBC’s primetime lineup is set for a major shakeup, and it remains to be seen whether that will help or hurt the network. Jill Biden has a new book on the way.

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0:51.5	So we're talking about this last hour.
1:00.8	They're trying to confirm Mark Wayne Mullen to replace Christy Knoem at DHS and he had to go through the committee hearings.
1:02.8	And he got through it.
1:04.1	He got through it by one vote.
1:05.7	One Democrat voted for him.
1:28.5	Now, normally, if you're appointed by Trump, you're going to go through hell in a confirmation hearing and they're not going to confirm you. They're going to all hate you just because you're appointed by Trump, you're going to go through hell in a confirmation hearing, and they're not going to confirm you. They're going to all hate you just because you're appointed by Trump. But the reason they pick Mark Wayne Mullen, he's in the Senate for years, he's in the House for years, and he was very good at making friends with everybody, Republicans and Democrats. He just would have lunch with everybody, go to the gym with everybody.
1:30.3	So we've got a lot of friends there.
1:32.9	That made it easier to confirm him.
1:35.6	But you've got to get through the committee first.
1:38.1	The committee has to approve your nomination.
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