US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel's plan to launch attack, Rubio says - The Guardian
Democrats disturbed by rationale that Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation
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Rubio says US launched war on Iran beacause Israel planned to attack - Financial Times
Secretary of state says US had to move ‘preemptively’ to stop Iranian retaliation against American forces
As Iran expands retaliatory attacks, U.S. urges Americans to leave Middle East | PBS News
The third day of the American and Israeli war against Iran was marked again by punishing airstrikes across the Islamic Republic. In return, Iran continued to widen the war, sending volleys of missiles and rockets across the region, targeting most of its Arab neighbors and Israel. The Pentagon says at least six U.S. service personnel have been killed. Nick Schifrin reports.
US's Rubio tries to justify attacks on Iran as driven by self-defence - Al Jazeera
Marco Rubio has tried to justify the coordinated attacks with Israel on Iran since Saturday as driven by self-defence.
After failing to win the peace prize, Trump turns his focus to Nobel prize for war | John Crace
As for Keir Starmer, even when he tries to make a reasonably sound judgment he somehow ends up losing both sides of the argument
Denver ban on masks for ICE agents, other officers approved by city council - Denver7
Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a new law that will ban federal immigration and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks while working within city limits.
Top Border Patrol official and other federal agents being investigated by Minneapolis ... - Yahoo
By Brad Brooks March 2 (Reuters) - A Minnesota prosecutor said on Monday that her office is investigating the "potentially unlawful behavior" of federal agents during Operation Metro Surge, a
Press Release: Liccardo, Warren, and Blumenthal Question Bondi and Wiles on Alleged ...
Congress members question officials about potential political influence in Warner Bros. bidding proc
The Republicans Are Messing with Texas | The New Yorker
Amid the controversy over redrawn district maps, a bitter senatorial primary race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, and growing dissatisfaction with Donald Trump, has the Party overreached?
Slotkin, Peters Urge Secretary Noem to Redesignate and Extend TPS for Yemen Due to the ...
Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters, both Michigan Democrats, have written to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem urging her to reverse her decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals in the United States. The senators argue that terminating TPS would force hundreds of Yemeni nationals, including many in Michigan, to return to a country experiencing armed conflict, economic collapse, and food insecurity. Yemen was first designated for TPS in 2015 due to dangers posed by ongoing armed conflict, and has been extended multiple times since. The senators are calling for an immediate extension and redesignation of Yemen's TPS status, citing humanitarian concerns and U.S. immigration policy traditions.
Trump contradicts US intelligence on Iran, doesn't address regime change as before
President Trump claimed the U.S. was "very nearly under threat" from Iran to justify an ongoing military operation, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments that Iran would not have had missiles capable of reaching the United States until 2035. Intelligence officials also told congressional staff that there was no indication Iran was preparing a preemptive strike against U.S. interests. Trump outlined military objectives including destroying Iran's missile capabilities, its navy, and preventing it from obtaining nuclear weapons, while notably stepping back from earlier rhetoric about regime change — a shift echoed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reported killed in a joint U.S.-Israel attack, with Trump indicating that most identified potential successor candidates were also dead.
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal blocking a California law that prohibited schools from automatically notifying parents when their children identify as transgender at school. The ruling reinstates a lower-court order suspending the law while the case continues, siding with Catholic parents represented by the Thomas More Society who argued the policies misled them and facilitated their children's social transitions without their knowledge. California had defended the law on the grounds that students have a right to privacy regarding their gender expression, particularly if they fear rejection at home. The decision follows a broader pattern of recent Supreme Court rulings favoring religious plaintiffs and parental rights in cases involving LGBTQ+ issues in schools.