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A newly released video shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton storming out of the room during her deposition for the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe last week, after exploding at Republican lawmakers for allowing a photo of her to leak.

“I’m done with this. If you guys are doing that, I am done,” Clinton said loudly after the leak was brought to her attention. “You can hold me in contempt from now until the cows come home. This is just typical behavior.”

The outburst came in response to a photo of Clinton from inside the deposition room that was posted by right-wing influencer Benny Johnson. Johnson said in his X post that Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., took the photo.

Someone off camera then said the deposition would go off the record, and Boebert can be heard in the background saying she did take a photo before the deposition began.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stormed out of her deposition before the House Oversight Committee at one point after it came to light that a House Republican leaked a photo of her inside the room.(Oversight Committee GOP)

“Oh for heaven’s sake,” Clinton cut in exasperated, thumping her fist on the table. “It doesn’t matter. We all are abiding by the same rules.”

Boebert can be heard saying she would take down the photo.

“Yeah, well,” Clinton responded aggressively as her lawyer asked to take a break.

“I’m done,” she said again, leaving the table.

The screen then promptly cut to black for a few seconds before the deposition appeared to resume moments later.

The stunning moment was part of nearly five hours of footage showing Clinton being deposed by lawmakers investigating the government’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

Clinton stayed behind closed doors with both Republicans and Democrats from the 11 a.m. hour on Thursday, emerging to speak to reporters a little after 5:30 p.m. that evening.

The former first lady and Obama administration official told lawmakers she had no recollection of ever meeting Epstein and that she only knew his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, as an acquaintance.

The deposition occurred a day before her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was similarly deposed behind closed doors for the committee’s Epstein probe.

Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State, speaks to members of the media outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2026.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When the testimony resumed, Clinton’s lawyer accused the Oversight majority of “violating its own rules” with the photo leak.

“I’d like to just say, for the record, we find it unacceptable, we find it unprofessional, and we find it unfair,” the lawyer said, noting the Clintons themselves pushed for a public hearing in the first place. “We are here in good faith, we are counting on good faith from all the members.”

Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., can be heard responding, “I’ve advised my members that no photos or videos during the deposition can be released. I understand the posted photo was taken before the deposition started. That will not happen again. And we will look forward to continue with the deposition.”

He also countered that the committee was “disappointed that the secretary’s opening statement was leaked to the press, before she even gave her opening statement.”

“It was not leaked to the press, it was provided, as with other witnesses,” Clinton’s lawyer responded. “What we don’t want is a secretary to be treated any differently than other witnesses.”

At another point, someone on the Democratic side could be heard asking Clinton about the photo leak.

Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, center, joined by Republican members of the House Oversight Committee, speaks to members of the media while arriving for a closed-door deposition with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2026.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“I will confess that I had some concerns about whether the majority on the committee would treat me fairly and would, you know, fairly convey what I say and what I did and how I looked and how I responded,” Clinton responded, again noting the decision to have a closed deposition rather than a public hearing.

“So it was disappointing, and I regret that it happened, and it violated your rules. But that’s not the real concern I have. The real concern is, get busy, focus on the people that have something to tell you that can tell you about intelligence, money, and crimes, and get them before you. And whenever possible, do it in public.”

She was then asked if President Donald Trump should be deposed in the probe, to which Clinton answered, “Absolutely.”

Clinton noted both in her opening statement and in comments to the press after the deposition that she had never met Epstein and only knew his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell as an “acquaintance.”

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Pennsylvania Democrat breaks with party critics of Trump-Netanyahu joint strikes, calls operation necessary to counter Tehran’s aggression

By Charles Creitz
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Published March 2, 2026 3:59pm EST

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joins ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ to discuss the upcoming War Powers Resolution vote amid U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran.

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As Democrats line up to denounce President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint strikes on Iran’s ruling regime, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is doing the opposite, forcefully defending the operation and rebuking members of his own party who call it reckless.

The Pennsylvania Democrat, who has increasingly staked out unapologetic pro-Israel positions, has openly questioned why critics from both the far-right and far-left are making hay over the strikes, arguing the operation was necessary to counter Tehran’s aggression. His stance is widening a visible fracture inside the party over how far to back Israel amid escalating regional tensions.

On Monday, Fetterman wrote that he’s “not sure why it’s controversial to anyone to appreciate and celebrate wiping out 49 leaders of one of the most evil regimes in recorded history,” after Trump announced the potentially four-week mission was ahead of schedule after discovering several top Iranian officials being targeted were reportedly in the same area and could be taken out at once.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is shown alongside a scene of a strike in Tehran, Iran. (Daniel Heuer/Getty Images; Contributor/Getty Images)(Daniel Heuer/Getty Images; Contributor/Getty Images)

After the initial strike on Saturday, Fetterman reposted an image from the “Israel War Room” that showed a Wanted-style poster of Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei with the word “Eliminated” burned across it.

“Let’s see who grieves for that garbage,” Fetterman captioned.

The former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor later credited Trump, saying in a statement that he “has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region.”

“God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel.”

He also openly questioned members of his own caucus, who have otherwise agreed that Iran cannot be permitted to nuclearize.

“Every member in the U.S. Senate agrees we cannot allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” he wrote on X.

IRAN DIDN’T ADAPT TO AMERICA’S PLAYBOOK. RUSSIA AND CHINA ALREADY HAVE

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a state television broadcast in Tehran on June 18, 2025. (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran/Getty Images)(Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran/Getty Images)

“I’m baffled why so many are unwilling to support the only action to achieve that. Empty sloganeering vs. commitment to global security — which is it?”

He said Saturday he would be a “hard no” if Democrats forced a war powers resolution vote to claw back Trump’s authority.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Richmond press on Monday that he intends to press for a vote on a War Powers Resolution he filed in January focused on Iran.

Kaine wondered aloud in a separate public statement whether Trump is “too mentally incapacitated to realize we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran…”

“The Senate should immediately return to session and vote on my War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in hostilities against Iran. Every single Senator needs to go on the record about this dangerous, unnecessary, and idiotic action,” Kaine said.

Fetterman was not the only Democrat to sound off on critics of the Iran strike. Former New York Mayor Eric Adams, who is also a former NYPD officer, lambasted what he called the political fringes for ignoring the human rights abuses, mass murder and attacks on Americans committed by Khamenei, 86, and his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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Rep. Gregory Landsman, D-Ohio, also praised the operation against Iran and compared the killing of Khamenei to taking out Usama bin Laden, but stopped short of endorsing Trump’s broader plans.

“There’s a lot of folks in Congress who don’t trust this president and I’m one of those people. In the end I trust the generals and I trust our military,” he told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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US Supreme Court backs pro-Republican NY congressional district map

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March 2, 2026 11:14 PM UTC Updated 1 min ago

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• Republican-held Staten Island-based district at issue

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court gave a potential boost to ​Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress in November’s elections, siding on Monday with a ‌Republican lawmaker in a dispute over the makeup of the only congressional district in New York City held by a member of President Donald Trump’s party.

The court in an unsigned order granted a request by U.S. Representative Nicole Malliotakis, who is running for reelection, ​to revive the boundaries of her Staten Island-based U.S. House of Representatives district after a judge ​blocked the district’s geographical boundaries as racially discriminatory.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that some traditional U.S. allies are “hemming and hawing about the use of force” as Washington presses forward with its campaign against Iran, raising fresh questions about NATO cohesion at a moment of escalation.

Spain has refused U.S. permission to use certain bases for strikes on Iran, calling for de-escalation and adherence to international law. Turkey has criticized the operation and warned of broader regional destabilization, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he was “saddened” by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death and denied that Turkish territory was used in the campaign.

In a statement released on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that, “The outbreak of war between the United States, Israel and Iran carries grave consequences for international peace and security.” He added, “The ongoing escalation is dangerous for all. It must stop.”

During Monday’s media briefing, Hegseth drew a sharp contrast between Israel and what he described as hesitant allies. “Israel has clear missions as well, for which we are grateful. Capable partners, as we’ve said since the beginning. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies, who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force.”

The criticism reflects growing frustration inside the administration that while some European capitals have issued statements of support, operational backing has not matched the rhetoric.

President Donald Trump also voiced dissatisfaction with allied hesitation. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Trump said he was “very disappointed” in British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially blocking U.S. use of British bases and that Starmer took “far too much time” to reverse course.

The United Kingdom later authorized U.S. use of key facilities, including Diego Garcia, after raising initial legal objections and following a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

Justin Fulcher, former senior adviser to Hegseth, told Fox News Digital the moment represents “an absolutely critical inflection point where [NATO should act] in a unified way in support of what the United States is doing.”

He framed the issue as larger than the current campaign. “Symbolically, the U.S.-NATO alliance is critical when looking at actually restoring deterrence globally,” Fulcher said, arguing that visible unity would send a message not only to Tehran but to other geopolitical rivals watching how the alliance responds under pressure.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has sought to downplay suggestions of division.

“I spoke with all the key European leaders over the weekend,” Rutte said on Fox News. “There is widespread support for what the president is doing.”

He added, “Europe is stepping up, is doing what is necessary to make sure this operation can go ahead and deliver all the enablement necessary.”

Germany has struck a more cautious tone. Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned in Sunday that strikes risk an Iraq- or Afghanistan-style quagmire and that Europe would bear the consequences.

At the same time, he said Berlin would not “lecture” the U.S. “We recognize the dilemma,” he said, explaining that repeated attempts over past decades had not put Iran off trying to acquire nuclear weapons or oppressing its own people. “So we’re not going to be lecturing our partners on their military strikes against Iran.”

“Despite all the doubts, we share many of their aims,” he said.

Fulcher contrasted the current hesitation with the strong reactions from some NATO capitals during past alliance disputes, including tensions surrounding Greenland.

“When you look at Greenland, that was obviously a very touchy subject for some countries in the Alliance,” Fulcher said. “Iran for decades has been a huge promoter and funder of terrorism all across the globe — attacks that have happened in Europe, in many NATO and European countries,” he said. “For me, it is quite shocking that we’re seeing a difficult time for many NATO members to fully unify and step up in support of the United States and what the U.S. and Israel is doing in Iran.”

He argued that Europe has a significant strategic incentive to see Iranian capabilities degraded.

“I think actually Europe and NATO have the most to gain from neutralizing the threat that emanates from Iran,” Fulcher said. “When you look at whether the ballistic missile threat or some of the state-sponsored terrorism threats, Europe has been on the receiving end of much more of these threats than the United States has in some cases.”

He stressed that support should extend beyond public endorsements.

“Some of our European allies can do a lot more to not just support with words, which should be the bare minimum here, but also support with actual tangible action,” Fulcher concluded.

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Strait of Hormuz ship traffic slows to a crawl. Here’s what to know about the key oil waterway.

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The U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran are focusing attention on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow but strategically vital waterway in the region that serves as a key artery for global oil shipments.

Marine traffic through the strait has slowed to a trickle since the outbreak of hostilities last week, heightening concerns that the conflict could constrain oil supplies and sharply drive up energy costs, Wall Street analysts said on Monday. The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Center reported attacks on several vessels in the area on either side of the strait and warned of elevated electronic interference to ship navigation systems.

“Infrastructure is at risk throughout the region, and it’s not just at risk because of deliberate attacks, but also inadvertent attacks,” said Kevin Book, managing director at Clearview Energy Partners. “Shrapnel and debris from missile interceptions can fall onto facilities and disable them too, and so there are a number of challenges that come from this kind of conflict in an area with so much energy production.”

Here’s what to know about the Strait of Hormuz.

What is the Strait of Hormuz?

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The strategic sea passage, located on Iran’s southern border, connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Long an important commercial trade route, the Strait of Hormuz ordinarily enables the flow of about 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. Experts describe it as a strategic “choke-point” for crude.

Roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply flows through the critical Strait of Hormuz. Murat Usubali/Anadolu via Getty Images

The strait — almost 100 miles long and 21 miles wide at its narrowest point — allows the world’s largest vessels to transport oil and gas from the Middle East to China, Europe and the U.S. Most of that crude comes from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran.

What is happening in the Strait of Hormuz?

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The Iran war has brought the passage of oil tankers through the strait to a virtual standstill, with shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd saying they were suspending all shipments through the strait.

As a result, oil prices spiked on Monday on concerns that a prolonged disruption of crude supplies in the region could sharply boost energy costs, including U.S. gas prices.

“It is de facto closed in that no one dares to go through,” Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, chief analyst at Global Risk Management, a provider of energy market insights, told CBS News. “You can be attacked, and you can’t get insurance or it is extremely expensive, so you have to wait until the security situation is better.”

“If oil and gas coming from the strait is cut off, that has significant ramifications for the market,” he added. “While there is no physical blockade, threats from the Iranians, plus drone and missile attacks, mean tankers are not going through the strait.”

A critical question moving forward is the duration of the war and how long the strait remains too dangerous to traverse, analysts said.

“If the reduction in tanker traffic continues for a week or so, it will be historic. Beyond that, it would be epochal for the oil market with prices rising to ration scarce supply and impacts in financial markets,” S&P Global head of crude oil research Jim Burkhard said in a report.

How high could oil prices rise if the strait remains closed?

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Iran could struggle to indefinitely throttle ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel degrade the country’s navy and other military capabilities, according to analysts. Blocking Iranian oil from being exported to markets overseas would also badly damage the company’s fragile economy, experts note.

“Iran has essentially two ways to close the strait. One is to harass or attack ships, and the other is to lay down mines,” Book of Clearview Energy told the Associated Press. “And without a navy, both of those things would be difficult.”

But an extended closure of the strait would likely cause oil prices to skyrocket, Rasmussen of Global Risk Management said.

“So far, it has just been a few days, but if this extends for weeks or months, the ramifications could be pretty severe, and we could see oil prices in the triple digits,” he told CBS News. “Then, there will be a significant drag on the world economy, and it could potentially trigger a recession. So in that sense, it’s a powerful weapon.”

Oil approaching or exceeding $100 a barrel is not a certainty. Benny Wong, senior energy analyst at Pitchbook, a provider of financial data and analysis, noted that the U.S. currently has a glut of oil that will insulate consumers from rising prices if tanker traffic through the strait is shut down for only a few days.

The U.S. is today the world’s largest oil producer and has boosted its reserves, while global oil demand has been soft in recent years amid tepid world economic growth, he said.

Are there alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz?

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Oil that ordinarily would pass through the Strait of Hormuz by ship could be exported via other routes.

Those include the East-West Pipeline, also known as Petroline, a nearly 750-mile-long pipeline in Saudi Arabia that delivers oil to ports on the Red Sea. Shipments could also be diverted to the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, a roughly 400-mile pipeline in the United Arab Emirates that transports oil to a facility on the Gulf of Oman.

Yet such alternative routes can only accommodate a fraction of the volume of oil that ordinarily passes through the Strait of Hormuz on a daily basis, according to experts.

“There are no meaningful alternatives to that flow,” Wong said.

Edited by Alain Sherter

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Prediction markets draw scrutiny over Iran bets: “Insider trading in broad daylight,” senator says

March 2, 2026 / 5:01 PM EST / CBS News

Wagers on popular prediction markets tied to the fate of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the timing of U.S. military strikes in the country are drawing scrutiny over possible insider trading and the ethics of betting on death.

Users of Kalshi and Polymarket have flocked to the platforms in recent weeks to wager millions on potential actions involving Iran. For instance, one Polymarket contract from January drew $4 million in bets on whether the U.S. or Israel would strike Iran first.

Wagers about Iran have translated to windfalls for some users. One trader, under the account name “Magamyman,” made nearly $600,000 on the timing of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, according to data from Polymarket.

The timing of these bets is prompting some lawmakers to question whether the wagers were made based on inside information, with Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, vowing to introduce legislation to curb such practices. At the same time, ethical concerns are growing over allowing users to speculate on certain issues.

President Trump announced that Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israel-led strikes on Saturday. Iranian officials confirmed his death later that day.

“It’s insane this is legal”

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Concerns over possible insider trading surfaced after Polymarket users placed bets on the timing of U.S. strikes on Iran. Traders wagered over half a million dollars on the platform’s contract entitled “US strikes Iran by…?”.

Scrutiny escalated after Bubblemaps, a blockchain analytics firm, posted on X that “six suspected insiders made $1.2M betting on a U.S. strike on Iran.” Bubblemaps said traders bet “yes” hours before the strike. One user bet $26,000 and won more than $200,000, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Sen. Murphy of Connecticut responded to Bubblemaps’s post on X writing, “It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.”

The senator’s office and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

“Insider trading in broad daylight. This should be illegal no question,” Senator Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, wrote March 1 on social media.

Gallego didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Betting on death?

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Some critics said that prediction market bets on the fate of Iran’s supreme leader also raised ethical questions. Such contracts are “more or less offering a proxy market on assassination,” said Amanda Fischer, the policy director and chief operating officer for Better Markets, a nonpartisan advocacy group focused on financial reform, in a Feb. 28 social media post.

A Kalshi contract on the timing of Khamenei’s ouster as Iran’s leader drew nearly $55 million in trade volume, while Polymarket’s contract generated more than $58 million.

Prediction market users place financial bets on the outcome of political, sporting and many other events. That involves purchasing a “contract” ranging in price from $0 to $1 each, reflecting a 0% to 100% chance of what traders think could happen. Users may trade these contracts until the event occurs, with prediction markets matching buyers and sellers on either side of a trade.

Users who bet correctly get paid out. If the trader’s bet was wrong, they get nothing and lose whatever amount they wagered.

Kalshi’s carveout

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Kalshi told CBS News it does not allow customers to place bets on the death of public figures. The company “included every precaution on this market to make sure people could not trade on the outcome of death,” a company spokesperson said in an email.

The Kalshi contract about whether Khamenei would be “out” as Iran’s leader included a “death carveout,” intended to prevent the market from effectively becoming a bet on his death, Kalshi co-founder Tarek Mansour wrote in a March 1 social media post.

That carveout states that if a leader is “out” due to their death, the market will immediately resolve and pay out based on the last traded price before the person’s demise, Mansour noted.

Mansour noted that Kalshi highlighted this carveout on the contract’s page to alert traders about the exception.

“Death carveouts are important; as a federally regulated prediction market, we are required and feel it is important not to enable direct profiting from war, assassination, terrorism or other violent outcomes,” he added.

Kalshi said it also doesn’t offer markets on military strikes, as they are illegal under the Commodities Exchange Act. “The only platforms that do offer them are offshore, unregulated platforms outside of the reach of U.S. law enforcement,” a spokesperson said in an email.

Polymarket did not respond to a request for comment. The platform’s contract on Khamenei says it’s under “final review.”

Lawmakers’ concerns

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Before the war in Iran began, some lawmakers expressed concern that the platforms could incite violence or pose national security risks by hosting certain contracts.

In a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates prediction markets, six senators asked the agency to reiterate that it “will categorically prohibit any contract that resolves upon or closely correlates to an individual’s death.” The lawmakers gave the agency until March 9 to respond.

“We agree contracts involving death have no place on American exchanges,” the Coalition for Prediction Markets, an industry group focused on safe and fair prediction markets, wrote on X in response to a CNBC article about the letter.

The CFTC, which already bans contracts related to terrorism, assassination and war, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kalshi’s insider trading bans

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Another Polymarket wager sparked similar backlash earlier this year after a trader made a bet on the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro just before President Trump announced his ouster.

At the time, experts said the user, who made $436,000 on the bet, may have had access to classified information regarding the U.S. operation.

Kalshi, meanwhile, last month suspended and fined two users for insider trading, including an employee of the popular YouTuber MrBeast. Bets related to MrBeast’s videos were flagged by Kalshi’s surveillance team for their “near-perfect trading success on markets with low odds,” according to the company’s statement.

Edited by Aimee Picchi

Authorities probe Iran, terror links in Texas shooting, but say too soon to tell

March 2, 2026 8:23 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago / Reuters

Item 1 of 5 Heidi Case lays a decorative heart with her dog, Sophia, outside of Buford’s, a popular roadhouse-style bar which was the scene of a deadly mass shooting in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

[1/5]Heidi Case lays a decorative heart with her dog, Sophia, outside of Buford’s, a popular roadhouse-style bar which was the scene of a deadly mass shooting in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

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• Two people were killed in the shooting outside a bar, another was expected to be taken off life support
• The gunman fired on patrons and pedestrians before police shot and killed him
• The suspect wore clothing referencing Iran, authorities said

March 2 (Reuters) – Authorities investigating a mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas, that killed at least two people said on Monday it was too early to say if the gunman was motivated by the war in Iran.

The body of the gunman, who was killed by police, was seen in a photo obtained by Reuters wearing a shirt with an Iranian flag and “IRAN” ​spelled out in green, white and red across the front. He was also wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property ​of Allah” on it, a government official told Reuters.

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“Our priority is finding answers and the motives ⁠behind this crime,” Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis told reporters during a briefing on Monday, emphasizing it was too early ​to understand the motives of the suspect.

Alex Doran, acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio field office, ​said the bureau was investigating any links to terror, but that it was just one of “multiple other avenues” agents are looking at.

“It’s always very difficult to determine what’s in an individual’s mind that leads them to commit this type of violence,” Doran said.

Davis identified the two people ​killed at the scene of the shooting as Savitha Shan, 24, and Ryder Harrington, 22. She said that another person ​who was shot was expected to be taken off life support later on Monday.

Law enforcement officials said the suspect had a history ‌of mental ⁠health conditions, according to an internal update from the National Counterterrorism Center reviewed by Reuters.

The shooter was identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Senegal, according to the Counterterrorism Center’s update. Authorities have not yet publicly identified the gunman.

The shooting happened outside Buford’s, a popular bar in the West 6th Street stretch of Austin — known as the heart of ​the city’s music and nightlife area.

Prior ​to the attack, the ⁠shooter drove an SUV multiple times around the block where the bar is located, police said. He then turned on his hazard lights, rolled down the window and opened fire with ​a pistol on bar patrons, police added.

The shooter then drove west, parked the vehicle ​and got out, ⁠and started firing at pedestrians before police officers shot and killed him at a nearby intersection.

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On Sunday, authorities said that 14 other people were injured.

The incident marked the 56th U.S. mass shooting this year and the one with the most victims so far, ⁠according to ​data from the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as ​an incident in which at least four people, not including the shooter, are injured or killed by gunfire.

The U.S. had 407 mass shootings last year, ​according to archive data.

Reporting by Brad Brooks in Colorado and Jana Winter in Washington; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Bill Berkrot

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把国家体育场染成红色海洋！雄狮呼吁球迷们在3月31日亲临现场感受气氛，为他们在2027年亚洲杯（Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 2027） 外围赛的最后一战全力助威。

这也是雄狮首次通过外围赛晋级亚洲杯正赛，此前我国唯一一次亮相亚洲杯是在1984年，当时是以东道主身份自动出线。

为庆祝球队的成就并点燃赛前气氛，一系列官方雄狮周边商品已在电商平台虾皮（Shopee）出售，同时也将在指定线下活动发售。

从3月28日至3月31日，公众也可在嘉龙威购物广场（Kallang Wave Mall）买到这些周边商品，比赛当天亦可在国家体育场直接购买。

球迷T恤共推出两款设计——“Classic Crest”（经典徽章）和“Roar & Rise”（狮吼崛起），连同帽子和盲盒钥匙扣打造一系列周边商品。

这系列商品均印有“Roar Together. Rise Together”的标语，主办方希望号召球迷以统一的红色装扮齐聚赛场，共同为这场对决热情呐喊助阵。

两款印有“Roar Together. Rise Together”标语的球迷T恤现已在Shopee发售，并将在比赛当天售卖，让球迷一起穿上红色上衣把国家体育场染成一片红色海洋。（新加坡足球总会提供）

从TikTok到社区展览 全民参与造势活动

除了身着红色，球迷也能在线上“用力”发声，为球队造势。

球迷要参与TikTok上的“Roar Challenge”狮吼挑战，只需使用官方语音侦测滤镜录下自己最响亮的呐喊，并附上#FASRoarChallenge标签，以及标记好友一起参与，即可参加挑战。

参与TikTok上的“Roar Challenge”挑战活动，三名优胜者可各赢得两张比赛门票。（新加坡足球总会提供）

呐喊分数最高、最有创意的三名参与者，将各获赠两张比赛门票。

主办方也将把这股“足球热”带入邻里社区造势，让更多国人参与其中。巡回路演于2月26日和27日在淡滨尼天地率先登场，随后在3月13日至15日移师碧山民众俱乐部，最后在3月16日至31日于嘉龙威购物广场举行。

另外，特别策划的“Through the Tunnel”走过球员通道展览将回顾新加坡足球一路走来的历程，从1994年经典的“梦之队”，到成功锁定2027年亚洲杯资格的现役雄狮。雄狮队长哈里斯• 哈伦（Hariss Harun）与主教李斯平也分享了他们对本届征程的感悟与期许。

社区路演及“Through the Tunnel”主题展将先后在淡滨尼天地、碧山民众俱乐部及嘉龙威购物广场举行，让国人近距离感受这个足球热潮。（新加坡足球总会提供）

展览的其他亮点包括足球主题游戏、适合全家的互动体验，以及从3月28日至3月31日设立的各类周边商品展位。球迷也能留下印记：展览区设有留言墙，让球迷写下祝福与鼓励，为球队加油打气。

亲眼见证雄狮去年以2比1逆转战胜香港的球迷黄俊杰（28岁）表示，他很高兴展览能向球员们的成就致敬。

他说：“看到球员们努力付出所取得的战绩，我感到无比自豪。这不仅是伊尔汗•范迪（Ilhan Fandi）在香港的关键进球，更是历代球员的共同努力，成就了我们顺利挺进2027年亚洲杯正赛。”

主场声震国家体育场

虽然我国已锁定2027年亚洲杯的正赛资格，但对阵孟加拉的比赛仍深具意义。

一场出色的表现能大大提升雄狮在外围赛的整体士气，为即将在沙特阿拉伯举行的正赛积聚势头。

同时，这也是本地球迷再次在国家体育场齐聚，重温历年来高光时刻——从在马来西亚杯的辉煌，到2005年主场赢得老虎杯（亚细安足球锦标赛，现称现代杯），每一个高光时刻都离不开座无虚席的体育场，以及球迷们在主场的热情呐喊助威。

比赛当天，球迷可提早抵达体育场周边参与系列活动。球迷专区活动精彩，文身贴纸与喷绘彩绘、气球造型、拍照墙、现场球衣定制，让比赛当天的氛围瞬间升温。

2027年亚洲杯外围赛C组：新加坡VS孟加拉

• 日期：2026年3月31日

• 地点：国家体育场

• 时间：晚上8点

公众可通过Ticketek、FAS官网，或在比赛当天前往嘉龙威购物广场售票处（Kallang Wave Mall Box Office）购买门票（视售票情况而定）。在Ticketek结账时输入优惠码 “LIONS15OFF”，即可享受15%折扣。

【本文由新加坡足球总会呈献】

Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke won’t seek reelection, becoming latest GOP retirement

March 2, 2026 / 3:32 PM EST / CBS News

Washington — Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana announced Monday he will not run for reelection, becoming the latest Republican to retire ahead of what could be a tough midterm cycle for the party.

“I have made the decision to leave office at the end of my fourth term and not seek re-election,” Zinke said in a letter announcing the move. “I do not take this decision lightly and have informed President Trump, the Governor, and senior leadership of this difficult but necessary decision.”

Zinke cited health issues from his time as a Navy SEAL as the driving factor for his decision, saying he risked missing votes in the future as he recovers from medical treatment.

“While my belief in term limits for elected office is a consideration, I have quietly undergone multiple surgeries since I returned to Congress and unfortunately face several more immediately after leaving office,” he said. “The injuries sustained from a career in Special Operations are not immediately life threatening, but the repair cannot be deferred any longer and recovery will require considerable time with my wife Lola and my family.”

Zinke has represented Montana in Congress since 2015, taking a hiatus from 2017 to 2019 to lead the Department of Interior during President’s Trump’s first term. He resigned from the Cabinet role amid ethics investigations.

More than 30 House Republicans have announced their retirements thus far. In recent months, the party has faced constant hurdles with its increasingly narrow majority.

Supreme Court seems open to loosening law barring marijuana users from owning guns

March 2, 2026 / 3:38 PM EST / AP

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines.

A majority of justices appeared to lean toward a narrow ruling in favor of a Texas man who argued he shouldn’t have been charged with a crime just because he owned a gun and smoked marijuana a few times a week.

The Trump administration asked the high court to revive a criminal case against Ali Danial Hemani under a law that bans all illegal drug users from owning guns. But both liberal and conservative justices seemed skeptical.

“What is the government’s evidence that using marijuana a couple of times a week makes someone dangerous?” said conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

The Trump administration has asked the court to strike down other gun control laws in the past, but Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris defended the illegal drug user law as a reasonable measure to keep firearms from potentially dangerous people.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, though, pointed out that a growing number of states have legalized cannabis, though it remains illegal on a federal level. “What do we do with the fact that marijuana is sort of illegal and sort of isn’t, and that the federal government itself is conflicted on this?” Gorsuch said.

He was part of the conservative majority court that expanded gun rights with a landmark case in 2022 known as New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. The court said that any gun laws must have a strong grounding in the nation’s historical traditions. Liberal-leaning Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said a ban on firearms for cannabis users didn’t seem to have strong historical roots. “I think your argument sort of falls apart under the Bruen test,” she said.

The government pointed to historical laws that barred “habitual drunkards” from having guns, calling that clear historical evidence in favor of the law.

But an attorney for Hemani, Erin Murphy, said those laws were for extreme cases of people who were almost continuously drunk.

There are many modern cannabis users who regularly take gummies as sleep aids, for example, who are very capable of making safe decisions about firearms, Murphy said.

The case made for some unusual political alliances. The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association both supported Hemani’s case, as did cannabis legalization groups like NORML. On the other side were gun-safety groups like Everytown, which usually finds itself on the other side of the Trump administration on Second Amendment issues.

Some justices, however, appeared concerned that a ruling for Hemani could allow more weapon possession by people who use more dangerous drugs, or require courts to frequently make in-depth considerations about the level of dangerousness presented by a given substance.

“It just seems to me that this takes a fairly cavalier approach to the necessary consideration of expertise and the judgments we leave to Congress and the executive branch,” Chief Justice John Roberts said.

The court is expected to decide the case by the end of June.