Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.

Thank you, Bill. This Thursday, March 19th, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America.

Confirmation hearing, Fed meeting, city council employee deported, and rededication 250.

It's all coming up and Bill's going to be here with your message of the day.

But first, Mark Wayne Mullen, he's the senator from Oklahoma.

He began his confirmation hearing to become the new head of Homeland Security.

But apparently he and Rand Paul have beef.

Paul, who's the Homeland Security Committee chairman, told Mullen via the teleprompter

in front of him, you told the media that I was a, quote, freaking snake and that you completely

understood why I had been assaulted. He then said Mullen has low impulse control. Tell the world

why you believe I deserve to be assaulted from behind, have six

broken ribs and a damaged lung, tell me to my face why you think I deserved it, and while you're

at it, explain to the American people why they should trust a man with anger issues. Mark Wayne

Mullen said, as for the term, snake in the grass, sir, I work around this room to try to fix

problems. I've worked with many

people in this room, and it seems like you fight Republicans more than you work with us. The Federal

Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday at its first meeting since the U.S. war in Iran.

The central bank's move is the second consecutive time it decided to maintain interest rates at the

current levels this year. Before that, the Fed cut interest rates, a quarter of a point, three

straight meetings in a row. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee said the implications of

developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain. The 12-member board voted 11 to 1

to keep interest rates the same.

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