Iran:
The Arab League chief on Sunday said Iran’s attacks on Arab countries in response to strikes conducted by the U.S. and Israel “can’t be justified.”
Arab League chief calls out Iran’s ‘reckless’ attacks on its Arab neighbors (Just The News)
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader.
Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s next supreme leader after father’s death: reports (Fox News)
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, issued a televised address on Saturday. In a pre-recorded video statement aired on Iranian state television, Pezeshkian apologized for Iranian strikes on neighboring countries while simultaneously warning that Iran would never surrender to outside pressure.
Iran’s President Apologizes for Attacks on Neighboring Countries, Announces Suspension — Says Those Expecting Iran’s Surrender “Should Take That Dream to Their Grave” (The Gateway Pundit)
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware, Saturday for six U.S. service members killed in a March 1 Iranian drone attack in Kuwait. Trump is being attacked because he wore a hat that said “USA” at the dignified transfer.
Trump:
President Donald Trump and DOGE efforts to reduce the federal government’s workforce were seemingly reflected in recently released data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The OPM’s data shows that the government’s civilian workforce shrank by 12% between September 2024 and January 2026.
Numbers show how much Trump has slashed government workforce (Fox Business)
The White House released a promo for the strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran, prompting backlash from Ben Stiller due to the use of clips from Tropic Thunder.
The Pakistani national charged with attempting to organize an assassination plot against now-President Donald Trump on behalf of Iranian intelligence has been found guilty of murder-for-hire and terrorism charges following a jury trial in Brooklyn.
Guilty: Man charged in Trump assassination plot convicted in NYC after admitting to Iranian handler (Just The News)
Ew:
Critics are bashing Katie Couric for asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom if he is too “good-looking” during a sit-down interview on her podcast.
Katie Couric mocked for fawningly asking Gavin Newsom if he’s too ‘good-looking’ (New York Post)
Springfield:
In response to a series of controversies regarding Springfield city boards and commissions the past few weeks, Springfield City Council will vote on sending several related issues to committee at its Monday, March 9, meeting.
Springfield council to refer fixes to board appointments to committees (Springfield News-Leader)
At the final convention center workshop Thursday, Feb. 26, attendees were invited to play by putting together building blocks, divvying up a fake budget and picking their top concepts and programs that a proposed convention and event center might host.
Final convention center workshop asks Springfieldians to be creative (Springfield News-Leader)
