Hello readers, welcome back to On Politics. Kathryn Palmer here, bringing you the last edition of this newsletter for the week − and what a week it's been. Here are today's top politics stories. |
Over 1,000 dead in Iran as war powers act faces vote |
Senate Republicans rejected a chance to block Trump's war on Iran yesterday, and today House lawmakers will have their turn to vote on whether to restrict the president's use of the military . The lower chamber will also weigh a resolution that asserts Iran is "the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism." Meanwhile, the death toll continues to mount in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, as the conflict spreads across the Middle East with air attacks reported in nearly a dozen countries, including Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Reuters reports at least 1,230 people have been killed in Iran and scores more around the Middle East since the U.S.-Israel military strikes began Feb. 28. | People walk past damaged buildings following a strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour, via REUTERS |
Trump's war with Iran is polling badly, fraying MAGA |
Trump's war with Iran is polling badly, has kicked up gas prices and injected volatility into a stock market that the administration regularly cites as a bright spot in a wobbly economy. It is also fraying the Make America Great Again coalition, whose anti-interventionist wing has expressed a mixture of disappointment, betrayal and anger that experts warn could turn a gathering Democratic blue wave into a potential tsunami in the 2026 congressional elections. Democrats have led in all but one of the dozens of polls conducted this year asking voters which party should control Congress. Almost a week after the first strikes, early snapshots show a nation wary about once again entering the Middle East with many memories still fresh from the incursions into Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Americans fret over gas prices as Iran war widens |
With summer on the horizon, gas prices were already rising before Trump unleashed the U.S. military on Iran over the weekend, leading to retaliatory strikes that have now killed at least six U.S. servicemembers. Analysts say the Iran war will likely drive up prices by an additional 20 to 30 cents per gallon, partly due to supply issues and partly due to global uncertainty. According to AAA, the national average gas price was $3.19 on March 4, up from $3.10 the day before, and $2.97 a week prior. As of yesterday, the price of oil futures suggests traders believe this conflict will last "weeks to months, not a year," said Greg Upton, executive director and associate research professor at the Center for Energy Studies at Louisiana State University. Here's how much of a gas price hike Americans could expect in the coming weeks. | | Over 100 people have registered to speak and more than 35,000 written comments have been sent in, the vast majority of which are negative. | | The killing of Iran's supreme leader and ensuing Middle East instability could revive sectarian clashes and see religion emerge as a mobilizing tool. | | | | Oakwood officials are preparing for the worst as an ICE facility is being built in their town. Additional training for police is costly. | | | | The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Department of Justice's Epstein files release. | | | | U.S. stocks fell as oil prices surged after an Iran missile strike on a tanker widened shipping risks. Dow plunges. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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