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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, March 3.
- China’s New Five-Year Plan Is Crucial for World’s Climate Fight (“The nation’s key political gathering will set out plans through 2030 that will influence the speed of emissions reduction.”)fsola
- War in Iran Could Have ‘Historic’ Disruptions on Energy Markets (“Oil prices jumped after the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Experts say the effects on oil and gas prices will depend on how long the war lasts and whether Iran damages energy infrastructure.”)
- U.S. Success Against Iran Could Be a Game Changer for World Oil Security (“Changed regimes in Iran and Venezuela would neutralize two of the world’s most disruptive oil powers”)
- What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply
- ‘Everything Lit Up’: Trump’s War on Iran Rattles Energy Traders (“Oil and gas traders are watching a worst-case scenario unfold for global energy supplies.”)
- How escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guide (“A halt to shipping in strait of Hormuz and attacks on Middle East refineries are threatening supplies and stoking inflation”)
- Market Shocks Deepen as Iran Conflict Widens
- Iranian drones buzz across the Persian Gulf after their pivotal use by Russia in Ukraine
- What to Know About the Widening Fallout From the Bombing of Iran (“The Middle East is facing deaths and destruction as Iran retaliates against a huge American-Israeli military campaign.”)
- Iran targets U.S. allies, hits American Embassy in Riyadh
- Civilian deaths in Iran pass 700 amid fear of bombs and regime clampdown
- Israel hits Beirut and Tehran as Trump warns Iran of escalated strikes (“The US is reducing its diplomatic presence in parts of Middle East as embassies come under attack”)
- Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit (“Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of priorities”)
- Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution
- Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before?
- Iran war live: Iran warns will attack ships trying to pass Hormuz; drones hit US embassy in Riyadh
- No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait
- The civilians dying in Trump’s new war
- Trump pushes back on mounting criticism about his Iran war battle plan as conflict spreads
- Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran
- Trump admin tiptoes around the word ‘war’ (Maybe they’ll start calling it a “Special Military Operation,” like Trump’s BFF Putin does?)
- Iran operation could last weeks, Trump tells ABC News, saying of Khamenei, ‘I got him before he got me’ (“Trump to ABC News: The attack ‘knocked out most of the candidates’ to lead Iran.”)
- MAGA Already Hates Trump’s Iran War (“Although die-hard sycophants are pretzeling to support him.”)
- Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It? (“So far, explanations are few and the goals—from regime change to ending a nuclear program the President already claimed to have ‘obliterated’ — are many.”)
- Trump’s Case for War With Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny (“U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years. But they were not imminent.”)
- How Trump Decided to Go to War (“President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.”)
- Americans Need to Know More About The Iran Attacks
- Scoop: Trump calls Kurdish leaders in Iran war effort
- Trump Has No Idea What We’re Doing in Iran, Does He? (“The president mostly seems frustrated that the attack got in the way of his golf weekend.”)
- Gulf States in Race Against Time to Repel Iran’s Onslaught (“Only so many air-defense interceptors are available to knock down an almost limitless number of drones”)
- Israel attacks presidential office in Tehran as reported death toll in Iran rises to 787
- Three days in, we still have no idea where this war is heading
- When the media covers war, every other topic fades (“Trump will do anything to distract from the political damage of the Epstein files”)
- The casino-fication of war (“For others, the beginning of the war was simply a money-making opportunity. In the hours before the strike, six newly-created accounts on the prediction market Polymarket raked in nearly $1 million by betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.”)
- Trump’s Iran War and the Article One crisis (“Congress’s refusal to do its job is now the world’s problem.”)
- State Department Urges Americans to Leave Middle East Now
- Starmer at odds with Trump in biggest disagreement yet (“The prime minister told MPs that the government ‘does not believe in regime change from the skies’.”)
- Drone Hits UK’s Cyprus Base After Starmer Agrees US Support
- ‘Pretty Bad for Vance’: The VP’s Silence on Iran Peeves Allies (“JD Vance used to praise Donald Trump for not starting wars.”)
- ‘Open betrayal’ or ‘just and imperative’? Trump’s Iran strikes divide conservative media (“Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has divided the American right – from Murdoch’s cheerleaders to Maga isolationists”)
- From ‘America First’ to ‘Always America Last’ (“Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.”)
- Trump Has Given America a Constitutional Dilemma (“Congress should not have to argue over whether to trigger the War Powers Resolution, and certainly not in the midst of conflict.”)
- Trump’s War With Iran Isn’t Just Reckless. It’s an Impeachable Abuse of Office.
- Hubris Without Idealism (“Donald Trump has embraced a warped version of the neoconservatism he once derided.”)
- In Iran, the most consequential test of the Fox-Trump feedback loop yet
- Fox News correspondent says Pentagon briefing on Iran war was heavily controlled by the administration
- Trump Is Workshopping Iran War Plan in Weird Calls to Press (Bizarre. Imagine if FDR had run WW2 like this???)
- MAGA media feud erupts over Trump’s war against Iran: “We’re not supposed to be running around doing this anymore.”
- Rubio’s war remarks blow open MAGA’s Israel divide (“Rubio’s remarks were the first time a Trump official had so explicitly acknowledged Israel as a driving force behind the war — landing at a moment when Americans’ public support for Israel has hit historic lows.”)
- An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities to Remake Region (“With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adversaries.”)
- Lebanon’s leaders turn on Hezbollah as airstrikes hit Beirut and thousands seek shelter
- Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal and Vows Protection for Neighbors (“The announcement was a significant step in forging a European deterrent as Russia grows more aggressive and the U.S. steps back.”)
- They’re Hiring at U.S.A.I.D. Just Not Anyone Who Worked There. (Bonkers.)
- ICE training was slashed, records show, corroborating whistleblower claims
- Meeting on U.S. Measles Status Is Delayed Until November
- Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
- Even Before He Reaches the Fed, Warsh’s Path to Rate Cuts Is Getting Tougher
- Beyond ‘Endangerment’: Finding a Way Forward for U.S. on Climate (“Environmentalists are challenging the EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding,” which empowered it to regulate greenhouse gases. Whether or not the action holds up in court, now is the time to develop climate strategies that can be pursued when the political balance shifts.”)
- Coal Power’s Comeback Isn’t Spurring New Investment (“The president and power-hungry AI data centers are giving the waning coal industry a boost, but it isn’t clear how long it will last”)
- Trump administration drops suits against law firms after judges find president’s orders unconstitutional (“Numerous judges have ruled against Trump’s executive orders targeting certain law firms.”)
- Trump Administration Drops Defense of Law Firm Sanctions (“Justice Department withdraws appeals defending punitive executive orders issued by the president.”)
- Leaked photo, hot tub, and Pizzagate – video of Clintons’ testimony on Epstein ties released (“The newly released videos show Bill and Hillary Clinton sitting through separate depositions about Jeffrey Epstein.”)
- The biggest revelations from Bill Clinton’s deposition on Epstein (“More than nine hours of footage paint a picture of how powerful public figures interfaced with the late financier and convicted sex offender.”)
- Clinton says Trump told him of ‘some great times’ with Jeffrey Epstein
- Republicans took shots at Hillary Clinton — and she came ready to fight back (“Republicans on the House Oversight committee, not getting the answers they sought about Jeffrey Epstein, focused elsewhere in the former secretary of State’s deposition”)
- Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud (It wasn’t a “feud,” but…ok.)
- Latest Question on Trump’s Health: What Is That Neck Rash?
- Five races to watch on the day the 2026 midterm elections kick off
- DNC scraps midterm convention plans (“The DNC also announced Monday that it would hold the 2028 presidential convention from Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, 2028. Five cities — Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia — are under consideration to host it, officials said.”)
- A mess in Texas? What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
- How Ken Paxton MAGAfied Texas in his rise to the top (“Tuesday’s Texas Senate GOP primary will test how far the scandal-ridden attorney general can go.”)
- Ron DeSantis spent $1.2m per day to open and operate ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ (“After spending taxpayers’ money, Florida governor will likely be left holding bill for $608m promised by Trump administration” DeSantis is a DeSaster!)
- Wildlife group sues to protect rare bird in coastal Virginia, North Carolina
- Inside the race to clean 240 million gallons of sewage out of the Potomac (“The Post was given exclusive access as crews worked on pipes clogged with non-disposable wipes and a wall of rocks, among other things, in the freezing cold.”)
- Video: With Vote in the Next 48 Hours or So, Sen. Tim Kaine Makes the Case for His War Powers Resolution (Kaine asks, “Have we learned nothing from nearly two decades plus of war against Iraq and Afghanistan?”)
- As conflict with Iran widens, Virginia lawmakers navigate political fallout (“Democrats question legality of Trump’s strikes while most GOP lawmakers back president; conflict lands amid redistricting referendum and midterm election season.” Weird headline; it’s not that Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, for instance, are navigating the “political fallout,” they’re just expressing their strong views on the issue. In other words, it’s not a political game – and shouldn’t be reported as such.)
- Early voting on Virginia redistricting amendment set to begin Friday
- Lynchburg Court Dismisses Latest GOP Attempt to Block April 21 Vote (“Republicans have tried again and again to stop Virginians from having their say — and again, that effort has failed.”)
- Del. Dan Helmer on Virginia redistricting and congressional run
- Judge dismisses Lynchburg suit over redistricting (“Because the constitutional amendment process is already underway, it’s not appropriate for the court to intervene, the judge said.”)
- Courts want to wait until after redistricting election to decide if it was legal. Why? Because that’s what a 1912 case said to do. (“Early voting begins Friday on the proposed constitutional amendment to allow redistricting. Courts are holding off on ruling about legal challenges. Meanwhile, the state isn’t sending registrars the required legal notices that it normally does.”)
- “Referendum or die.” A look behind the scenes at congressional campaigns in this environment
- Why a Mathews County retiree plans to vote yes on the April 21 redistricting referendum
- Virginia legislators react to military campaign against Iran
- Virginia lawmakers vote to return state to RGGI (“Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger is expected to sign the measure. Her Republican predecessor had stopped the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative…HB 397 passed the Senate on a party-line 21-19 vote. The bill passed the House in February, also on a party-line 63-35 vote.”)
- PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Campus Workers Hold Town Halls in College Towns Across Virginia to Highlight Importance of Higher Ed’s Inclusion in Collective Bargaining Bill
- Driverless vehicles are putting the commonwealth in danger
- Gov. Spanberger orders flags at half-staff in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson
- Bill mandating ingredient labels on menstrual products headed to Spanberger (The article should prominently mention – but doesn’t, for whatever reason – that Senate Republicans almost unanimously opposed this legislation. Why wouldn’t the article mention this important fact? Seems very odd.)
- An online stalking nightmare in Virginia sparks General Assembly action (“It’s been a long haul to get a stalking bill to where it is — but now with the much-rewritten Senate bill through the House criminal justice committee, it’s on track to move easily through the House.”)
- Naval Station Norfolk limits base access as Iran fighting ramps up
- Roanoke City schools are saving money by going solar (“After installing solar panels on its buildings, the school district is now using state and private grant funds to install microgrid battery storage systems at two high schools.”)
- VCU’s Qatar campus moves classes online following attacks
- Roanoke budget deficit shrinks, but still $5 million to cut
- Judge rules city destroyed or failed to preserve evidence in whistleblower lawsuit
- No criminal charges against Rocky Mount mayor, prosecutor decides
- In Southwest Va., Scott County parents search for answers amid children’s cancer diagnoses (“State health department’s study ruled out pediatric cancer clusters in the area, but doesn’t include data from 2024 and 2025, when parents say several children were diagnosed with cancer.”)
- George Washington University sells Virginia campus to Amazon Data Services (“The land was sold for $427 million, a university spokeswoman confirmed.”)
- Amazon Data Services purchases GW’s Ashburn campus for $427 million
- How Fairfax County stabbing suspect avoided jail and deportation (“Abdul Jalloh had been arrested several times and was the subject of an ICE order of removal before he allegedly killed Stephanie Minter in Fairfax County.”)
- Suspected road-rage attack ends with woman, dog killed and man fatally shot (Horrific.)
- CWG Live: Icy spots possible north and west this morning; spring warmth on the way (“Some areas could see highs in the 70s later this week.”)
