• Mullin confirmed at DHS: On Monday, by a vote of 54-45, the Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem, whom President Donald Trump pulled as public opinion has turned against ICE. The vote went primarily along party lines, with the exception of Republican Rand Paul, who was personally opposed to Mullin, while two Democrats — John Fetterman and Martin Heinrich — approved him. Heinrich explained his vote of approval, saying he has “a very honest and constructive working relationship” with Mullin and noting that he’s “not someone who can simply be bullied into changing his views.”

• Trump rejects shutdown deal: After a month-long partial government shutdown, Senate Republicans brought forward a Democrat proposal they had initially rejected, only for President Trump to shoot it down. The Senate believed it could pass DHS funding as long as ICE was not included, and then fund ICE through reconciliation later on without requiring any Democrat votes. Trump rejected that offer and insisted that the Senate skip its Easter recess to find a better deal. He also insisted that no compromise be made with the Democrats, who refuse to prioritize national security, unless it includes passage of the SAVE America Act, which he now says should include provisions about “No Men In Women’s Sports, and No Transgender MUTILIZATION of our precious children.”

• ICE agents don’t attack Americans, Dems hardest hit: Yesterday, President Trump deployed ICE agents to support unpaid TSA agents in airports across the country. Democrats predicted chaos, assault, and even murder should ICE agents attempt to assist TSA in keeping the airports functioning. Of course, there have been some protests and screaming from leftists in these airports, with ICE agents being chased up and down hallways, but the critical thing is that security check wait times are coming down. Way down in some places, like Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, where wait times came down to just 40 minutes after hitting as long as nine hours.

• Trump’s Iran deal: When President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, many pundits criticized his decision, arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat. Tehran still publicly claimed its missiles had a range of about 2,000 kilometers and were intended to target Israel or other enemies in the region, not major Western powers. On Friday, however, the Iranian regime launched missiles twice that distance at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-UK military base, indicating that most European capitals were within reach. Trump insists a deal can be made as long as Iran takes a “low key” approach on missiles and abandons any hopes of developing nuclear weapons and enriched uranium. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps still holds power, with Mojtaba Khameni as a figurehead.

• Chicago college student murdered by a Venezuelan: In another tragic and preventable murder of an American citizen by an illegal alien, 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed on March 19. Chicago police have identified the assailant as 25-year-old Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan who crossed the border illegally in 2023, who was arrested for shoplifting in Chicago, and who was then released. Sheridan, a freshman at Loyola University, was out walking with her friends on the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach at 1:30 a.m. when the illegal alien approached them on foot and shot Sheridan in the head. DHS has filed an immigration detainer for the suspect, who the police have charged with first-degree murder, and has called on Gov. JB Pritzker not to release the suspect “back into American neighborhoods.” The illegal alien was at the “wrong place at the wrong time,” not the American girl.

• House launches investigation into CA hospice fraud: The House Oversight Committee has announced it will investigate allegations of widespread hospice fraud in southern California. In a letter sent to Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, the committee requested documents connected to the state’s “oversight and internal controls to detect and prevent fraud for its federally funded hospice programs.” A CBS News investigation found that of 1,800 hospice companies in Los Angeles County, over 700 had triggered multiple fraud flags. The letter added, “The Committee is concerned your administration does not have sufficient internal controls to prevent and detect fraud and is not conducting proper oversight of these hospice programs.” Newsom’s office downplayed any responsibility for fraud, noting that he had signed legislation placing a moratorium on new hospice licenses.

• Did Joe Kent leak Charlie Kirk texts to Candace Owens? The former director of the National Counterterrorism Center has come under scrutiny following his departure and public claim that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the U.S. The FBI is reportedly investigating Joe Kent for leaking classified information, an allegation he denies. On Monday, Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet weighed in on Kent, noting that after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, he shared group chats featuring Kirk with Kent. Kolvet said that Kent advised him to release the screenshots to the public, which he declined. However, a week or two later, Kolvet noted that the chats had been made public, including the screenshots Candace Owens posted in service to her wild conspiracy theories. “What I know is that Joe [Kent] suggested that they be made public, I declined, then they were made public,” Kolvet said.

• The ATF is still enforcing the “Biden Pistol Brace Ban,” says gun rights group: Gun Owners of America wants answers. Why is the “most pro-Second Amendment DOJ in history” sending letters to gun owners telling them they must register their pistols with braces and pay for a tax stamp over a year after the court struck down that rule? A spokesperson for the Department of Justice says the GOA simply has this one wrong, and no such emails have been sent. However, the ATF in the Southern District of Texas says that although the rule was struck down, the law it was based on still exists; therefore, the ATF can enforce it, including by categorizing pistols with braces as short-barreled rifles.

• CPAC spurns DC in favor of Dallas: The annual Conservative Political Action Conference will not take place in the Washington, DC area this year. Beginning tomorrow, CPAC opens in Dallas and will feature speakers such as Sen. Ted Cruz, Rev. Franklin Graham, and YouTube investigative journalist Nick Shirley. The American Conservative Union hosts the annual event, and Chairman Matt Schlapp observed, “Over 50 Years of CPACs, and it’s always been in the DC area. And the only time that that changes was during all the Chinese corona stuff.” Schlapp noted that COVID’s forced relocation of CPAC has actually benefited the annual conference. It’s easier to do business in red states, and he said “we made new friends” in Texas and Florida.

Headlines

• Pentagon closes office space for journalists after judge’s ruling on building press policy (The Hill)

• U.S. Park Police officer ambushed in DC shooting (Washington Examiner)

• New Jersey gov attends Ramadan services with imam allegedly tied to Hamas (WFB)

• Paramount+ puts gay Star Trek out of its misery (PJ Media)

• Abortionist Kermit Gosnell dies in prison after killing thousands of babies (LifeNews.com)

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