Schar School in the News: March 10 - 14, 2025

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CNN: Michael Hayden fast facts (Michael V. Hayden profiled). Also in Erie News Now (Erie, PA), KRDO-TV-13 (local ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, CO), KVIA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in El Paso, TX), and KESQ-TV3 (local ABC affiliate in Thousand Palms, CA).

Roll Call: Steven Pearlstein op-eds on how Congressional Democrats can slow the Trump steamroller—by empowering moderate Republicans.

The National Desk (Canada): Delton Daigle confirms that the Trump administration has “set off a wave of anti-American sentiment in Canada.”

Orlando Sentinel: David Brunori says Florida’s elimination of property tax would “hit the poorest hardest.”

WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): How many federal workers actually live in Virginia? (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Homeland Security Today: Column: Evaluating terrorist designations: Insights from jihadist- and Iran-backed groups and implications for cartels (Op-ed by Mahmut Cengiz).

WJLA-TV (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Anti-Trump sentiment in Canada fueling rebound in popularity for Trudeau’s Liberal Party (Delton Daigle quoted).

AOL (MoneyWise pickup): ‘It devastates a town’: This analyst says DC’s local economy could take a 40% hit from federal layoffs – here’s the 1 sign he says to look for to show things have gotten ‘really bad’ (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Yahoo: Terry Clower says the D.C. area’s economy could take a 40 percent hit if Trump’s plans are enacted.

WJLA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Trump urges Russia to agree with ceasefire to end ‘horrible bloodbath’ with Ukraine (Mark N. Katz quoted). Also in The National Desk, KTUL-TV8 (local ABC affiliate in Tulsa, OK), NewChannel9 (local ABC affiliate in Chattanooga, TN), IdahoNews, and ABC7Amarillo (local ABC affiliate in Amarillo, TX), and other media outlets.

Route Fifty: Alan R. Shark writes that new federal activities are hindering the role of public Chief Information Officers, and more.

American Enterprise Institute (podcast): Colin Dueck tells podcasters Marc Thiessen and Danielle Pletka that Canada would make a terrible 51 state.

Virginia Public Media (local NPR/PBS affiliate in Richmond, VA): Hundreds of Virginia workers file UI claims tied to federal jobs (Terry L. Clower quoted).

The National: US rescinds sanctions waiver for Iraq's energy imports from Iran (Umud Shokri quoted). Also in MSN UAE.

Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): From tariffs to DEI, Trump is shaping Virginia’s campaign for governor (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in the Roanoke Times and News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA).

Florida Phoenix: DeSantis installs allies at state universities in purge of ‘ideological concepts’ (Judith Wilde quoted). Similar in RawStory.

NPR (audio option): The Trump administration claims credit for a quiet border. The data shows otherwise (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera discusses the topic). Correa-Cabrera starts at the 2:40 mark. Also in The Madras Tribune (India).

WMRA (WVTF pickup; Harrisonburg, VA; audio option): How many federal workers actually live in Virginia? (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Mark Rozell: RVA’s water crisis spotlights state’s infrastructure funding woes (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).

La Opinión (translation may be required): The Kensington Onion: On the fentanyl crisis and the American Dream (Part I) (Op-ed co-authored by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).

MoneyWise (audio option): ‘It devastates a town’: This analyst says DC’s local economy could take a 40% hit from federal layoffs – here’s the 1 sign he says to look for to show things hav gotten ‘really bad’ (Terry L. Clower quoted).

AlterNet: Ron DeSantis installs allies with limited experience in purge of ‘ideological study stuff’ (Comments to the Florida Phoenix by Judith Wilde cited).