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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/trump-law-firm-orders-reversal.html

The Trump administration indicated on Tuesday that it planned to renew its defense of executive orders that it had leveled against law firms, a sharp reversal a day after asking a court whether it could abandon the fight.

In a motion filed with the appeals court in the District of Columbia, where the cases are playing out, the Justice Department formally asked to withdraw its request on Monday to abandon the cases against four law firms. It was not immediately clear how the court would respond; the department is scheduled to file a brief in the case on Friday.

The Justice Department did not comment. The White House declined to comment.

On Monday, the administration, in a court filing, asked an appeals court if it could walk away from its appeal of victories the firms had won against the White House. The move was a significant concession by the White House that it could not stand behind its orders.

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https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/g-s1-112272/melania-trump-presides-un

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so in "challenging times" as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

"The U.S. stands with all of the children throughout the world," she said, speaking generally and not specifically about the new war in the Middle East. "I hope soon peace will be yours."

Hanging over Monday's meeting was what Iranian state media says was an airstrike that hit a girls' school in southern Iran, killing at least 165 people and wounding dozens more. The Israeli military said it was not aware of strikes in the area. The U.S. military said it was looking into the reports.

Shortly before Monday's session began, Iran's ambassador to the U.N., Amir Saeid Iravani, said it was "deeply shameful and hypocritical" for the U.S. to convene a meeting on protecting children during conflict while launching airstrikes on Iranian cities.

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Iran, behaving like a baby that couldn't get its way, continues striking at the largest cities of all of its significant neighbors in the middle east, including Dubai and Doha. Minimal/no people have been killed due to the strikes in any country as Iran exhausts it's supply of ballistic junker turds.

So far Kuwait has intercepted about a 100 ballistic missiles and a few dozen drones, Bahrain has intercepted about 50 missiles, and the UAE has reported intercepting about 150 ballistic missiles.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/blasts-shake-qatar-uae-kuwait-as-irans-retaliatory-strikes-continue
More blasts rock Dubai, Doha and Manama as Iran targets US assets in Gulf
Iran’s retaliatory attacks on assets in the region continue for a second day as fears of a wider conflict rise.

More explosions have been heard across the Gulf states, and at least three people have been killed in the United Arab Emirates as Iran carries out attacks in retaliation for strikes by the United States and Israel that killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top officials.

The explosions were heard for a second day on Sunday in Dubai, the UAE; Bahrain’s capital, Manama; and Qatar’s capital, Doha, raising fears of a wider conflict in a region long seen as a haven of peace and security in an otherwise turbulent Middle East.

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>The Department of Justice is getting increasingly sloppy with its actions in court.

https://newrepublic.com/post/207220/justice-department-misspells-voters-emergency-united-states-court-filing

>The Justice Department filed an emergency motion* to the 6th District Court that was rife with basic spelling errors, including spelling voters as “votors,” United States as “United Staes,” and emergency as “emeregency.”

>The DOJ filed an emergency appeal Friday after a Michigan judge refused to force the state of Michigan to hand over access to sensitive voting records that includes each voter’s date of birth, address, and more. The DOJ has now sued 30 states seeking access to voter rolls.

>This isn’t the first time the DOJ has displayed basic incompetence in court. Last April, DOJ lawyers misspelled United States in their case against the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In October, former prosecutor Lindsey Halligan listed New York Attorney General Letitia James’s address as “Brooklyn, New Jersey” instead of New York in a court filing. And just last week, the DOJ sued New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, but misspelled her name over and over again.

>“These are the people who want access to your voting records and who my team fights in court every day,” Democracy Docket’s Marc E. Elias wrote.
*link to emergency motion:
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/6-1-2026-02-27-Emergency-motion-to-expedite-appeal.pdf

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Iran live updates: 3 US service members killed, 5 wounded, CENTCOM says

https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/entry/18664428/

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.

Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and several Gulf nations. On Sunday, Israel said it was again bombing targets in Tehran.

Three U.S. service members were killed and five were "seriously wounded" as part of the attacks on Iran, according to U.S. Central Command.

"As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury," CENTCOM announced Sunday morning in a post on X.

"Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions - and are in the process of being returned to duty," the post continued. "Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing."

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https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/iran-state-television-confirms-that-khamenei-is-dead-ZodTidFpbX5YYfgyh83n

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Trump has nearly eliminated Irans navy. Iranians have been marching in the street celebrating the death of their supreme leader and thanking Donald Trump for liberating them from a despot.

The White House is celebrating by playing YMCA at gatherings
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/persian-crowds-celebrate-nationwide-after-us-israel-strikes-on-iran-president-donald-trump-prime-minister-netanyahu-bibi-supreme-leader-khamenei-white-house-dc-los-angeles
Celebrations erupt nationwide as Persians react to Iran strikes

(TNND) — Hundreds of Persians were seen celebrating across America on Saturday after the news broke that the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, with video showing demonstrators waving American and Iranian flags and cheering.

Independent reporter Raheem J. Kassam described the atmosphere as "crazy" in Washington, D.C., as the song "YMCA" played in the background at the White House and people gathered to "celebrate the ouster of the Iranian Islamic regime."

President Donald Trump later confirmed that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in the airstrikes.

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/01/trump-us-sinks-9-iran-warships-strait-of-hormuz
Trump says U.S. destroyed 9 Iranian warships


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A Trump-authorized strike on Iran took place just hours after JD Vance lied to allay MAGA fears of another conflict without a clear end.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-melts-down-over-iran-war-no-one-voted-for/

President Donald Trump is facing a furious MAGA backlash after embarking on an unauthorized strike in Iran that he admits will kill U.S. citizens.

After being urged by sections of his own base not to enter another foreign war, the president announced on Saturday morning that he had launched a major attack on Iran as he vowed to eliminate the country’s nuclear program—which he insisted months ago had been completely “obliterated”—and bring about a change in government.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson told ABC’s Jonathan Karl that the attack on Iran was “absolutely disgusting and evil.”

Former Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene took to twitter to blast the president, accusing him of abandoning his “America First” principles.

“Now, America is going to be force fed and gas lighted all the “noble” reasons the American “Peace” President and Pro-Peace administration had to go to war once again this year, after being in power for only a year,” she said.

“NOBODY WANTS THIS WAR,” said the Trump-aligned, self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, a friend of Donald Trump Jr and the president’s other son, Barron.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-reports-40-killed-strike-121000719

Iranian authorities have reported that 40 people have been killed in a strike on a girls' school during US and Israeli attacks on 28 February.

Source: The Times of Israel, citing Iranian news agency Tasnim

Details: At least 40 people were killed in a strike on the school in the southern Iranian district of Minab, the local governor reported.

No further information is available at this time.

The media outlets added that there is a base belonging to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in the city of Minab.

Background: It was previously reported that a man of Asian origin was killed in an Iranian strike on the United Arab Emirates.

>It's literally the War on Terror again

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And here we... Go!

https://www.usatoday.com/live-story/news/politics/2026/02/28/us-iran-israel-live-updates-news/88757330007/

The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 29, according to reports from Reuters, the New York Times and other outlets.

The Pentagon declined to immediately comment.

"The State of Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel," Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said, according to Reuters.

Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday, according to Reuters, citing Iranian media.

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Futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international pricing benchmark, had jumped by roughly 2.9% to close above $72.80 on Friday, while those on US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) had moved up by a slightly smaller 2.8% to trade above $67 by Friday's close.

Without signs of deescalation over the weekend, prices could surge upward by as much as $10 to $20 per barrel when the market reopens Sunday night, Jorge León, head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy, told Yahoo Finance.

"Given the scale of retaliation, most of the strategic initiative now lies with Iran," León said. "How Tehran chooses to respond over the next 24-72 hours — especially toward energy infrastructure or regional shipping — will be the primary driver of near-term oil market dynamics."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-strikes-in-iran-could-see-oil-prices-jump-10-to-20-or-more-with-no-deescalation-khamenei-reportedly-dead-143847074.html

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https://nypost.com/2026/02/25/media/canadian-school-trustee-hit-with-750k-penalty-for-trans-policy-facebook-posts/

Canada school trustee ordered to pay $750K over trans-policy Facebook posts

A former trustee of the Chilliwack Board of Education in British Columbia has been ordered to pay $750,000 following a ruling by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal over his public comments opposing transgender policies.

In a decision issued Feb. 18, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ordered Barry Neufeld, a former Chilliwack Board of Education trustee, to pay $750,000, “to the members of the Class, comprised of CTA members identifying as LGBTQ between October 2017 through 2022, for injury to their dignity, feelings, and self-respect.”

The decision says Neufeld was first exposed to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) called “SOGI 1 2 3” in the decision, in 2017 when he attended an “information night” about SOGI, hosted by Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, described as a television personality.

According to the ruling, on Oct. 23, 2017, Neufeld posted on Facebook describing SOGI, as a “‘weapon of propaganda,’ which instructs children about the ‘absurd theory’ that ‘gender is not biologically determined, but a social construct.’”

He said “‘allowing’ children to ‘change gender’ was child abuse.’”

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"The question in November is, do we give power to the people who fight for corruption, who fight for fraud, who fight for illegal aliens? Or do we give the government to the American citizens, for whom it was designed and for whom it was created?" Vance said.

His stop in central Wisconsin came two days after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address -- and eight months before the midterm elections.

https://fox11online.com/news/political/vice-president-j-d-vance-plover-wisconsin-manufacturing-facility-donald-trump-state-union-speech-address-affordability-economy

In 2022, Van Orden became the first Republican to win Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District in 26 years.

"Derrick was talking with me backstage. He was like, 'We have to do a little video together, just so we can get it out there for the congressional campaign,'" said Vance (video in OP post)

With control of Congress up for grabs this fall, political attention on Wisconsin will likely continue.

In 2024, Van Orden beat Democrat Rebecca Cooke by less than three points. Both are running for the seat again. The Cook Political Report considers this House race -- and 17 others -- a tossup.

"Wisconsinites are really struggling, and they deserve independent leadership -- not somebody who's simply a rubber stamp," U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, a Democrat rubber stamp indistinguishable from all the other mean old female HR Karens.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/26/trump-elections-executive-order-activists/

Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly previewed a plan to mandate voter ID and ban mail ballots in November’s midterm elections, and the activists expect their draft will figure into Trump’s promised executive order on the issue. The White House declined to elaborate on Trump’s plans.

“Under the Constitution, it’s the legislatures and states that really control how a state conducts its elections, and the president doesn’t have any power to do that,” said Peter Ticktin, a Florida lawyer who is advocating for the draft executive order. Ticktin attended the New York Military Academy with Trump and was part of his legal team that filed an unsuccessful 2022 lawsuit accusing Democrats of conspiring to damage him with allegations that his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia.

“But here we have a situation where the president is aware that there are foreign interests that are interfering in our election processes,” Ticktin went on. “That causes a national emergency where the president has to be able to deal with it.”

The emergency would empower the president to ban mail ballots and voting machines as the vectors of foreign interference, Ticktin argued.

The idea of claiming emergency executive powers based on allegations of foreign interference attaches new significance to the administration’s actions to reinvestigate the 2020 election. Trump has never accepted defeat, while never finding evidence of widespread fraud. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is leading a review of election security that officials said focuses on foreign influence.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/bill-clinton-house-epstein-probe-rare-testimony-former-president-rcna260436
Former President Bill Clinton is set to face questions Friday from members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, making him the first sitting or former president to testify before members of Congress in over 40 years.
Clinton will be deposed in a closed-door setting one day after the committee questioned his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for around six hours about what she knew about Epstein and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.

Committee chair James Comer, R-Ky., said Thursday that he expected the former president's deposition to take "even longer." The meeting is taking place in Chappaqua, New York, where the Clintons have a house.

The Clintons told the committee in sworn declarations last month that they had “no personal knowledge” of any “criminal activities” by Epstein or Maxwell.

Hillary Clinton has said she has no recollection of ever having met Epstein, but Bill Clinton has acknowledged he flew on his plane in 2002 and 2003 while he was traveling internationally for the Clinton Foundation. In his declaration, Clinton said Epstein "offered a plane that was big enough to accommodate me, my staff and my U.S. Secret Service detail, in support of visiting the Foundation's philanthropic work."

While President Donald Trump has accused Clinton of having taken dozens of trips to Epstein's island in the Caribbean, Clinton said in his declaration that he was never there. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in an interview with Vanity Fair last year that Trump “was wrong about that.”

Emails by Epstein the Justice Department released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act also indicated that Clinton did not go to the island, and Maxwell said in an interview with a top Justice Department official last year that he had never been there.