Did You Know? From 2020 to 2024, private firms received $2.4 trillion in contracts from the Pentagon, approximately 54% of the department’s discretionary spending of $4.4 trillion. Source: Cost of War, Brown University

Explosions rock Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East. War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole region. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won't be another until late 2028. https://to.pbs.org/4rA0Y6E

Congress Is Betraying America's Founders by Ceding Power to Trump The concentration of power in the modern presidency isn’t an accident. It’s the result of Congress giving up its authority. Commentary, only on Apple News ↓

Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.

It’s time for Congress to act against this lawless Administration. I am proud to be a cosponsor of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution affirming that *only* Congress can authorize a war against Iran. It’s time to act and stop this unauthorized and dangerous action in the Middle East. Full stop.

The state’s Democratic leaders quickly denounced the U.S.-Israel attack while acknowledging that Iran’s “corrupt and oppressive” regime must go.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

President Trump says "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran to continue "uninterrupted" through the week or longer.

Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after US-Israeli strikes. www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...

🔴 "It would be amazing if we could have a velvet transition in Iran but I just don't see it happening," says Iranian-American journalist Borzou Daragahi. "The regime would be capable of killing millions of people to stay in power," he adds

Republicans back Trump, Democrats attack 'illegal' Iran war

BREAKING: Iran’s Red Crescent says Israeli-U.S. airstrikes across Iran have killed 201 people and injured 747, according to Iranian state TV. Follow AP's live updates for more.

🔴 Iranian authorities sent text messages on Saturday urging residents to leave Tehran after Israel and the US launched a joint attack on the Islamic Republic. Photos show the aftermath of the strikes in Tehran. Follow FRANCE 24's coverage: https://go.france24.com/PGx 📸 Reuters

🔴 A satellite image showing damage to what is believed to be a compound belonging to Supreme Leader Khamenei was released on Saturday. A source told Reuters that Khamenei had been transferred to a secure location and is not in Tehran. Here's more: https://go.france24.com/k65

The United States and Israel launched a major assault on Iran on February 28 with the stated aim of toppling the regime in Tehran. CFR experts assess the brewing conflict: https://on.cfr.org/4aGfdku

London AP reports >> Attack on Iran disrupts flights across the Middle East and beyond. apnews.com/article/iran...

"Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the United States Secretary of Defense on January 24, 2025, in a narrow 51-50 Senate vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote." What I said at the time was Hegseth was an extremist with a fantasy of a religious war in the Middle East.

Following U.S. and Israeli strikes Saturday oil and gas tankers were reportedly not passing through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, a corridor through which about 20% of oil passes through each year.

Yesterday..... 👇 Trump says affordability crisis is over. Voters and data disagree. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route. About 20 million barrels of oil and oil products pass through every day, according to the U.S Energy Information Administration, from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. That's about 20% of global oil demand.

Map of Middle East attacks showing key Iranian cities hit by US or Israeli strikes and where explosions were reported, as well as countries targeted by Iranian missiles.

🔴 Tehran responded to joint US-Israeli air strikes on its territory by launching a wave of drone and missile attacks at bases hosting US troops across the Middle East. Here's what we know so far about the US military bases being targeted in the region: https://go.france24.com/N3s

Iran's revolutionary guards tell ships passage through Strait of Hormuz 'not allowed', EU naval mission official says reut.rs/4l4rJ0G

The US-Israeli attack on Tehran on Saturday marks a turning point for President Donald Trump, who is wagering that a war — the kind of which he once vowed not to start — will strengthen his second-term agenda

So many of us warned that Donald Trump is a dangerous, reckless pathological liar who can’t be trusted except to take actions that enrich himself and save his own skin. This war will not distract us from demanding he be held accountable for his Epstein involvement & violations of our Constitution.

AP reports >> Oil prices set for swings next week as US-Israel strikes raise supply uncertainty. apnews.com/article/iran...

How could the U.S. strikes in Iran affect the world's oil supply? www.npr.org/2026/02/28/n...

Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more. www.npr.org/2026/02/27/n...

Trump's attacks on Iran are dangerously illegal and a mistake of staggering scale. Has he learned nothing from decades of U.S. military disaster in the Middle East? Has he spent not one single minute studying the lives lost and trillions wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria and Libya?

The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians. We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

This.... 👇

OP-ED >> A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

President Trump fully acknowledging that this is a “war” and that American lives “may be lost.” All done against our Constitution, against the will of the American people, and without Congress’ approval.

Bring Congress back into session. Now. We should vote on Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution today.

BBC News >> Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain, as it launches strikes across region. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I expect the MAGA fascist Republicans will sit silently by while Trump violates the War Powers Act and Constitution BUT.... every Democrat must come out and condemn Trump's attack upon Iran.

No justification, no authorization from Congress, and no clear objective. But none of that matters to Donald Trump — and apparently neither do the safety and lives of American service members.

The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas called the situation in Iran “perilous” after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Tehran, while other EU leaders urged restraint so the conflict doesn’t escalate.

US and Israel launch joint attack on Iran as Trump urges regime change. US president calls on Iranian people to ‘take over your government’, as explosions heard across central Tehran. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Thoughts - Trump, once again, circumvents Congress and attacks another sovereign nation - this time, Iran. As I have said many times, Trump believes he is a law unto himself. Now, he can claim he is a wartime president.... and all that goes along with that status.

Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Strike Iran as Trump Calls for Overthrow of Government. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

As the Trump administration vows to retaliate against people for their political speech, the 3 million-plus people applying for immigration status changes will now be required to provide the government with their social media handles. bit.ly/4aE5uKa

The new SAVE Act’s “show your papers” requirement is a direct attack on the freedom to vote. bit.ly/4rA2p4R

Airport security screeners across the U.S. received a fraction of their usual pay on Friday as the partial government shutdown drags on, increasing the risk that more officers will call in sick to take second jobs, or even quit.

California AG Rob Bonta said on February 26 the state was already investigating Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros Discovery and will be 'vigorous' in its review. Paramount beat Netflix in a months-long battle for the Hollywood studio reut.rs/4u0SHKz