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Supreme Court blocks California policies intended to protect transgender students

By John Fritze, CNN

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2026, 6:17 PM ET

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.

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The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a California education policy that restricts teachers from informing parents about a student’s gender expression, pausing an approach the state says is intended to protect trans minors from rejection and abuse at home.

The emergency case raised fundamental questions about whether parents have a right to know their child is going through a gender transition at school, and whether districts have an obligation to respect a student’s privacy wishes – particularly if disclosure could lead to abuse at home. The Supreme Court has repeatedly been asked to resolve that tension on its merits docket and, so far, has declined to do so.

“We conclude that the parents who seek religious exemptions are likely to succeed on the merits of their Free Exercise Clause claim,” the court said in an unsigned order.

The emergency appeal from a group of teachers and parents in California followed a decision from the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that let the state’s policies stand. The appeals court paused an order from US District Judge Roger Benitez – who was nominated by President George W. Bush – that had sided with the parents and teachers, putting those policies on hold.

The Supreme Court granted the stay with respect to the parents, but declined to do so when it came to the teachers.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

CBS News poll on what partisans want from their parties ahead of 2026 primary season

March 2, 2026 / 6:14 PM EST / CBS News

The primary season begins in earnest this week, as partisans help set the parties’ directions and message ahead of the November midterm elections. So what do those partisans want?

Much of that revolves around their parties’ approach to someone not actually on the ballot: President Trump.

Rank-and-file Democrats are roughly split between wanting their party to talk about its own policy ideas – and, even more, talking mainly about how to stop Donald Trump.

Republicans, for their part, largely say it’s important to have GOP candidates who are supportive of Mr. Trump — at least somewhat, if not very supportive. This is especially important to MAGA Republicans.

Those Democrats who call themselves liberal are even more likely to want the party to talk about stopping Mr. Trump.

The Republicans, for their part, are not nearly as concerned about stopping Democrats, perhaps because their party is already in power.

Primaries can sometimes be a collective balancing act for voters, between what partisans want in a candidate and the strategic approach of anticipating what the wider electorate might want in a candidate.

Across all voters, it’s a fairly even split in appeal between voters who’d want a Democrat who’s thought of as liberal or progressive and one thought of as moderate. Within the Democrats’ own rank and file, there’s a slight tilt toward a progressive candidate over a moderate. All that illustrates a dynamic that’s sure to be a point of discussion within the party.

Among those voters considering Republicans for Congress in 2026, the break is more heavily tilted toward a candidate considered in line with Mr. Trump than for a Republican considered more independent from him.

In all, asked which party they’d prefer to see control Congress next year, more voters right now say they’d prefer to see the Democrats do so than the Republicans.

On immigration

Republicans and Mr. Trump still do slightly better than Democrats on perceptions of who has the right approach to immigration policy, but Democrats have narrowed the gap since January. This comes as, in separate polling, Americans have expressed views that ICE is being too tough, and support for the deportation program has dropped since earlier in 2025.

But there are differences in who Americans think the parties are for.

There’s a third of the country who think the Democratic Party puts the interests of recent immigrants ahead of those of U.S. citizens. Relatively few think it prioritizes the interests of citizens over recent immigrants, though a third think it prioritizes both.

This view is not brand new toward the Democratic Party. Ahead of the 2022 midterms, voters also voiced similar sentiments.

Meanwhile, most Americans think the GOP puts the interests of U.S. citizens ahead of those of recent immigrants.

On economics

On perceptions of economic policy, Democrats have drawn closer to Republicans, compared to January. That comes along with Americans’ continued negativity about the economy.

In terms of priorities and what they’re seen talking about: while most Americans over the course of recent years have called the economy a priority, today some think the Democrats are prioritizing cultural and social issues more than economic ones. That said, that view often comes from the opposing party. It’s mostly Republicans who think the Democrats focus on cultural issues. Democrats themselves feel they cover both.

Even so, neither party is seen by most as putting the interests of the middle class ahead of the wealthy, and on this matter specifically, far more think the GOP favors the wealthy.

Given a choice between describing the parties’ positions as generally

Nancy Mace under investigation by House ethics panel for allegedly overcharging Congress for housing costs

2026-03-02 / CNN Politics

By Sarah Ferris

21 min ago

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2026, 6:15 PM ET

Rep. Nancy Mace arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly attempting to profit off of a congressional program intended to defray housing costs for lawmakers’ Washington, DC, residences — a claim she has denied.

According to a newly published report from the Office of Congressional Conduct, the South Carolina Republican sought and was paid roughly $9,500 beyond the actual costs of her residence in DC.

“There is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mace engaged in improper reimbursement practices,” the nonpartisan watchdog group said in its official referral to the House Ethics Committee. The ethics committee announced Monday it is investigating the matter.

Mace was participating in a housing reimbursement program for members of Congress, which is intended to help subsidize lodging, food and travel expenses for lawmakers who must maintain households both in Washington and in their districts. The program has drawn intense scrutiny, since it does not require detailed expenses and has effectively given lawmakers who take part a major pay bump.

Mace did not respond to inquiries from the Office of Congressional Conduct, according to the report.

But a lawyer for Mace, William Sullivan, fiercely disputed the claims in a letter to the House ethics panel, calling the report “fundamentally flawed.”

The report’s narrative, Sullivan suggested, appeared to be “influenced by Rep. Mace’s former fiancé,” who co-owned the home with her.

Mace is not seeking reelection to the House and is running in a competitive GOP primary to become South Carolina’s next governor.

以色列空袭德黑兰 称摧毁伊朗国家电视台总部

发布时间：2026-03-03 07:02 | 来源：联合早报

以色列军方称，已“打击并摧毁”伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台的总部，同时将继续推进针对伊朗的军事行动。

法新社报道，以军发布声明称：“稍早前，以色列空军对德黑兰的伊朗恐怖主义政权的通讯中心实施了打击并摧毁它”，这个中心指伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台。

军方补充说：“这个中心的所有活动均由伊朗革命卫队策划和指挥。多年来，伊朗广播当局持续鼓吹摧毁以色列并使用核武器。”

法新社记者于星期二（3月3日）凌晨，在德黑兰听见并感受到四次强烈的爆炸，当地媒体报道德黑兰市多处发生爆炸。

以色列军方星期一（2日）宣布计划打击伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台总部所在的德黑兰埃温地区，并警告居民撤离这个地区。

此外，以色列军方星期二午夜宣布，正全力拦截伊朗发射的新一波导弹，并警告多地居民立即寻找掩体。

军方声明称：“稍早前，以色列国防军探测到伊朗向以色列境内发射的导弹。防御系统已启动拦截威胁。”

另一方面，法新社引述三名外交消息人士报道，美国驻科威特大使馆星期一遭到无人机袭击后，大使馆冒出浓烟。

美国中央司令部星期一宣布，在与伊朗的冲突中已有六名美军人员丧生。

Supreme Court blocks redrawing of Republican-held congressional district in New York

By John Fritze, 29 min ago, PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2026, 6:07 PM ET

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington.

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The US Supreme Court on Monday approved an emergency appeal from a Republican congresswoman in New York who asked the justices to block a state court ruling that ordered her Staten Island-based district to be redrawn ahead of the midterm election.

The high court’s three liberal justices dissented from the decision.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and state GOP election officials had urged the Supreme Court to allow New York’s current map to be used, an outcome that would have benefited Republicans in the midterm amid a flurry of mid-decade redistricting in other parts of the country.

Malliotakis argued that the state court decision requiring her district to be redrawn had “thrown New York’s elections into chaos” and said the new district would amount to a racial gerrymander.

The case deals with a different legal dispute than the one at issue in President Donald Trump’s effort to eke an advantage out of the maps by redrawing the congressional district lines in Texas and other states. However, Democrats would likely benefit from the redrawing of Malliotakis’ district in a midterm in which that party is angling to recapture control of the House.

Justice Dept. plans to abandon defense of orders targeting law firms

March 2, 2026 at 4:04 p.m. EST / The Washington Post

President Donald Trump’s executive orders imposing sanctions on several law firms had been struck down by judges. His administration now plans to abandon its appeals.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office in March 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Mark Berman

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Perry Stein

The Trump administration is planning to abandon its effort to punish several law firms that hired President Donald Trump’s perceived foes or took on cases he disliked, according to two people familiar with the matter.

美国务院敦促美国公民立即离开中东地区

2026年3月3日 07:51 / 联合早报

美国国务院星期一敦促美国公民立即撤离中东地区，包括沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋等10多个中东国家，指中东地区“存在安全风险”。

路透社报道，美国务院负责领事事务的助理国务卿纳姆达尔星期一（3月2日）在社交媒体上发文说，由于存在安全风险，呼吁美国公民利用仍在运营的商业交通工具撤离巴林、埃及、伊朗、伊拉克、以色列、约旦河西岸和加沙地带、约旦、科威特、黎巴嫩、阿曼、卡塔尔、沙特阿拉伯、叙利亚、阿联酋和也门。

美国驻约旦大使馆星期一早些时候宣布，其工作人员已“因安全威胁”而撤离使馆。

一位美国官员称，国务院启动了一个跨部门应急工作小组，以应对当前局势并协调美国对这场冲突的反应。

Chilling photo shows grinning suspect in Scotland stabbing

March 2, 2026 / 2:35 PM EST / CBS News

A man has been arrested for a stabbing incident Monday in Edinburgh, Scotland, after a standoff with police in which he was photographed leaning out a window with a menacing grin.

Police confirmed that a man and a woman were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening, including one with apparent stab wounds.

The suspect in a stabbing in Edinburgh, Scotland, grins out a window before his arrest, March 2, 2026. Alan Simpson Photography

Chief Inspector Scott Kennedy of Scotland Police said the incident is not being considered a terror attack.

“I understand what happened was alarming for the local community and I want to reassure the public there is no ongoing wider risk,” Kennedy said.

Before he barricaded himself inside, the suspect had been spotted roaming the street with two large knives in his hands.

Our partners at BBC News spoke with two men who described the scene. They reported seeing a man armed with two blood-stained knives outside a shop shortly after the incident began. They then described the suspect reportedly walking towards a school and then later to an apartment building.

Police in a standoff with a stabbing suspect in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was later arrested in the incident that left two people hospitalized. Alan Simpson Photography

A local photographer, Alan Simpson, captured the image of the man grinning widely from a window looking down at the street as bystanders shouted at him and police swarmed the area, Edinburgh Live reported.

Trump administration to drop defense of law firm sanctions, WSJ reports

March 2, 2026 7:33 PM UTC / Reuters

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March 2 (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans ​to drop its ‌appeals defending executive orders that sanctioned ​four major ​U.S. law firms, the ⁠Wall Street ​Journal reported on ​Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. ​Justice Department ​is expected to abandon ‌appeals ⁠to trial-court rulings against the actions targeting Jenner & ​Block, ​WilmerHale, ⁠Perkins Coie and Susman ​Godfrey, the report ​said.

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Insurgents raid village in South Sudan, killing at least 169 people

March 2, 2026 / 11:37 AM EST / CBS/AP

At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday. It’s the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country teetering on the verge of full-blown civil war.

The victims, including 90 civilians, were attacked on Sunday in Abiemnom county, said James Monyluak, information minister for the administrative area of Ruweng. He said women and children were among the dead, in addition to dozens of combatants.

The U.N. Mission in South Sudan, known as UNMISS, said in a statement that 1,000 people sought shelter at its base after the attack.

“Such violence places civilians at grave risk and must stop immediately,” Anita Kiki Gbeho, a UNMISS official, said in a statement. “I urge all involved to cease hostilities without delay and engage in constructive dialogue to address their grievances.”

“Our peacekeepers will continue to do everything within their capabilities to protect civilians seeking refuge at our base,” she added.

The UNMISS statement cited 23 wounded in the attack in Ruweng, as well as concern over “reports indicating that dozens of civilians and some local officials have lost their lives.”

On Monday, UNMISS said its peacekeepers were patrolling the area all night long, “deterring crime and protecting civilians, demonstrating their commitment to the people of South Sudan.”

“When I joined the army to serve my country, I never realized that I would end up providing security for civilians in another country,” Lance Corporal Amenuvor Mabel of the Ghana Battalion, who led the night convoy, said in a statement. “It makes me feel good that we are serving people and making them feel safe.”

The killings are part of an escalating wave of violence gripping South Sudan as government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir battle armed men who are believed to be loyal to opposition leader Riek Machar.

Stephano Wieu De Mialek, the chief administrator of Ruweng Administrative Area, said on Sunday that the assault was conducted by elements linked to the White Army militia alongside forces affiliated with Machar’s Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition. Wieu described the attack as a coordinated and organized assault, calling it an act of rebellion.

In a statement, Machar’s group denied responsibility for the attack and asserted that it “has no military presence in the area concerned.”

Machar was Kiir’s deputy until September, when he was removed after he faced criminal charges. He is under house arrest in Juba, the South Sudan capital, as his trial progresses.

The U.S. is urging talks between Kiir and Machar.

Ongoing violence threatens a fragile peace reached in 2018 after a five-year civil war. After that agreement, Machar was named South Sudan’s first vice president in a government of national unity. A U.N. inquiry has found that South Sudan’s leaders are “systematically dismantling” that agreement.

Machar’s supporters say the charges against him for alleged subversion are politically motivated. His removal from office coincided with a sharp increase in violence.

The conflict escalated in December when opposition forces seized government outposts in the county of Jonglei, an opposition stronghold and a flashpoint in renewed fighting that the U.N. estimates has displaced 280,000 people.

In December, UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell told CBS News that what is happening in Sudan is the “largest humanitarian crisis” the organization is seeing.

“The challenges are absolutely staggering,” she told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan.

Aid groups have warned that access restrictions to opposition-held parts of the state are endangering civilian lives.

The government has conducted a counteroffensive since January with aerial bombardments and ground assaults, despite an official commitment to the peace agreement.

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