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Week Ahead in Washington: March 1 The military operations against Iran tops the ahead for the week ahead for Washington, and the 2026 midterms elections cycle begins with primary elections in three states.

Iran and the midterm elections top the agenda for the week ahead in Washington @localnewslive.bsky.social @graydcbureau.bsky.social www.localnewslive.com/2026/03/01/w...

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near the White House and other D.C. sites to protest after Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran. Some protesters held signs that read, “No bombs on Iran” and “No New US War in the Middle East.” https://wapo.st/4r7l4UF

Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran President Donald Trump accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the a...

President Donald Trump's accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the ability to produce long-range missiles. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
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U.S. and Israel say Iran supreme leader Khamenei is dead His death could accelerate the collapse of Iran's regime.

JUST IN: Iranian state media confirms Khamenei’s death

Iran’s state television has confirmed that the country’s longtime supreme leader was killed on Saturday, hours after the US and Israel pounded the Islamic Republic with air strikes and urged its people to seize power from the regime. ft.trib.al/Fmn29ft

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, 1939-2026 Hardline cleric who led Islamic Republic since 1989 projected power across the region and suppressed protests at home

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, 1939-2026 ft.trib.al/e8PRhu7

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86 As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who in more than three decades as Iran’s supreme leader turned the Islamic Republic into a regional power, brutally crushing dissent at home, and maintaining unswerving hostility to the U.S. and Israel, died on Saturday during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. He was 86.

U.S., Israel launch strikes on Iran Americans woke up Saturday morning to news that the United States was launching an attack on Iran, coordinating with Israel to demolish key military targets across the country.

According to multiple reports the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ail Khamenei is dead in Operation Epic Fury the US Israeli military operations targeting Iran www.localnewslive.com/2026/02/28/u...

In Texas, Trump revels in playing kingmaker but has yet to crown a candidate All three leading Republican candidates attended Trump’s rally, “Apprentice”-style, in a staging befitting of the former reality-television host.

Asked by reporters whether President Trump had decided which candidate to endorse in a competitive GOP primary, he said, “Pretty much, yeah.”

Asked whether he would reveal the pick, he responded, “No.”

Fed seeks to block Justice Dept. subpoenas in Powell probe The Federal Reserve is asking a court to throw out subpoenas issued as part of the Justice Department’s inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell.

The Federal Reserve is asking a court to throw out subpoenas issued as part of the Justice Department’s inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell and the central bank’s renovations of its building, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Senate GOP Leader Thune talks government shutdown, ICE reform standoff Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) sat down with Gray Media Washington Correspondent Molly Martinez ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday.

For @localnewslive.bsky.social & @graydcbureau.bsky.social reporting on where DHS negotiations & federal funding stands : www.localnewslive.com/2026/02/26/s...

Ukrainian officials will meet Trump envoys in Geneva for talks A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/4u0TQSE

‘Rest in power, Power’: Wu-Tang Clan collaborator Oliver ‘Power’ Grant dead at 52 Wu-Tang members pay tribute to Grant with GZA saying ‘His passing is a profound loss’ and Method Man posting ‘I am not okay’ Oliver “Power” Grant, a close affiliate and early backer of the hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan who had a hand in many of the group’s albums and business ventures, has died aged 52. The death was confirmed by Wu-Tang Clan. “Rest in power, Power,” the collective wrote on social media. A cause of death was not revealed. Continue reading...

‘Rest in power, Power’: Wu-Tang Clan collaborator Oliver ‘Power’ Grant dead at 52

FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds Shipping company is first major American company to file suit over levies since Supreme Court deemed them illegal

FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds ft.trib.al/oLETxqx

The jumping price of coffee beans Tuesday marks Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech - where he’ll give a victory lap of his presidential accomplishments. One of those accomplishments: tariffs took a major blow last week after the supreme court struck them down.

Tuesday marks Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech - where he’ll give a victory lap of his presidential accomplishments. One of those accomplishments: tariffs took a major blow last week after the supreme court struck them down. Molly Martinez reports:

Marist-NPR-PBS poll:

55% of Americans say the direction in which Trump is moving the country is change for the worse. 8% say Trump is creating no real change at all.

Just 37% think it is change for the better.

As President Trump prepares to address the nation Tuesday evening, Americans remain generally sour about his performance, with majorities disapproving of his handling of priority initiatives, according to a new poll. https://wapo.st/3OHb5rI

President Trump honors “angel families” President Donald Trump honors "angel families" with a proclamation, with a special focus on Laken Riley, murdered by an illegal immigrant.

President Donald Trump honors "angel families" with a proclamation, with a special focus on Laken Riley, murdered by an illegal immigrant. Jon Decker reports:

Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin join 40-plus skaters in the Milan Cortina exhibition gala Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin cap the Milan Cortina figure skating program with a relaxed, celebratory gala on Olympic ice.

Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin cap the Milan Cortina figure skating program with a relaxed, celebratory gala on Olympic ice.

Tuesday February 24

Speaker Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the Capitol The Republican-led House said Jesse Jackson cannot lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol. The NAACP criticized the decision.

House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a request for the late Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol.

“Mike Johnson will defend a president who wants to unlawfully nationalize elections but won’t authorize a civil rights legend to lie in honor,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson.

And quickly claimed he’d imposed 10% global tariffs

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Some states push back on Trump recruiting local officers to aid immigration enforcement Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass depo...

Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs President Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass deportations. https://to.pbs.org/4rUlxKP

Ukrainians face brutal cold without heat after Russian attacks on energy grid Russia launched nearly 400 drones and 29 missiles at Ukraine overnight. During the war that will enter its fifth year next week, Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving...

During the war that will enter its fifth year next week, Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving millions there without heat or electricity for weeks at a time. https://to.pbs.org/46IqjTw

Teacher Killed in Crash After Man Fled in Car From ICE, Police Say The man, who federal officials said had entered the United States illegally, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after the crash in Savannah, Ga., according to the county police.

A special-education teacher was killed on Monday when a man fleeing immigration agents in Savannah, Georgia, crashed a car into the teacher’s vehicle, according to the local police. nyti.ms/4rMI64a

The Founders Would Have Opposed ‘Nationalizing’ Elections The writers of the Constitution sought an approach the balanced control between the states and the federal government.

“The Constitution prevents presidents from rewriting the election code by executive fiat and thus provides an additional safeguard against military dictatorship. Americans today should abide by its guidance,” Jeffrey Rosen argues.

Locals were quick to note, the spill is due to a DC city broken sewer, not the state of Maryland or Governor Moore. And the jurisdictions working together have worked to get the spill under control.

The UK prime minister is said to be weighing how to accelerate his stated timetable for committing 3% of GDP to defence and is grappling with how to fund the increase. He spoke out after returning from the three-day Munich Security Conference. ft.trib.al/VOwRRVG

Savannah Guthrie tells her mother's kidnappers "it is never too late to do the right thing" in a new Instagram video. https://cnn.it/46UMZQv