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The Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required): Airstrikes on Iran’s power plants unlikely to cripple military, energy strategist says (Umud Shokri, visiting fellow, quoted). Also in Yahoo! News Taiwan, ETToday News (Taiwan), and Chinese News Agency (Taiwan).
Newsweek (subscription may be required): Trump’s redistricting push backfires as Virginia voters rebuke GOP (Jeremy D. Mayer, director of the political science master’s program/Schar, quoted). Similar in FFXnow, Daily Kos, Fox 59 (The Hill pickup; local Fox and CBS affiliate in Indianapolis, IN), CBS 42 (Birmingham, AL), and other media outlets.
The Washington Post (subscription may be required; audio option): DOJ’s vast conspiracy investigation into Trump foes picks up steam (Andrew McCabe, former FBI deputy director and acting director, mentioned). Also in DNYUZ.
Arab Gulf States Institute: Master of Public Policy student Faisal Al-Hanzab asks, “Can Qatar Still Mediate After Being a Target?”
NATO DEEP Dive (podcast): Mahmut Cengiz discusses the Iran war in this production by the NATO Defence Education Enhancement Programme.
FairfaxNOW: Schar School graduate State Senator Saddam Azlan Salim announces a run for Congress if a new district is created; Salim is also the Degree Celebration speaker on May 16. Also in AnnandaleToday.
The Washington Post (subscription may be required; audio option): Virginians deeply divided on Spanberger months after her landslide win (Mark J. Rozell quoted, with a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in The Detroit News (USA Today network), DNYUZ, and Prism News.
CTV News (Canada; video): Michael Fauntroy comments on pending U.S.-Iran peace talks and where the Canada-U.S. relationship currently stands.
Scoop Weekly Taiwan (translation may be required; Taiwan): U.S. think tanks will hold a Taiwan Strait Threat Seminar focusing on defense reform and deterrence strategies (George Mason and Michael A. Hunzeker, director of the Taiwan Security Monitor/associate director of the Center for Security Policy Studies, mentioned). Also in PChome (Taiwan), Leho (Taiwan), MarketersGo (China), and other media outlets.
Transforming Society: Frank T. Manheim writes about the Trump administration’s climate policy rollbacks.
BayNews9 (Tampa): Judith Wilde comments on Florida’s penchant for appointing government officials as university presidents.
The Washington Post (subscription may be required; audio option): Why Virginia went back on its word (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
The Repository (The Columbus Dispatch pickup; USA Today network; Canton, OH): Ohio State’s Ted Carter report is damning. Trustees must tell the truth/Opinion (Op-ed by Schar’s James Finklestein and Judith Wilde).
WTOP: Redistricting battle will continue in Virginia Supreme Court (David Ramadan, former GOP state delegate, quoted).
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA): Should Louisiana college president searches be secret? A bill is raising transparency concerns. (Judith Wilde quoted).
Signal (Ohio): James Finkelstein comments on the investigation of the resignation of Ohio State’s president.
Fox 5 DC: Spanberger faces mixed reviews in latest Virginia poll (Jeremy D. Mayer, director of the political science master’s program, quoted).
CBS News: Trump administration reaches $1.25 million settlement with ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page (Andrew McCabe mentioned). Also in Yahoo! News. Similar in Politico, Just the News, NewsBreak, The Tennessee Star, and KoranManado (South Korea).
CBS News: Virginia takes redistricting wars to the voters as Democrats seek 10-1 congressional map (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in Yahoo! News. Similar in The Washington Post, NBC News, USA Today, The Hill, Newsweek, Yahoo! News (The Hill pickup), Yahoo! News (USA Today pickup), Yahoo! News (NBC News pickup), another story in The Hill, Politico, WTOP, Cardinal News (Roanoke, VA), Washington Examiner, another Washington Examiner story, another Washington Examiner story, Newsmax, and other media outlets.
CNN (subscription may be required): Authorities identify eight young children shot and killed by a Louisiana father (Andrew McCabe, former FBI deputy director and acting director quoted). Also in Yahoo! News. Similar in CNN Brasil and Yahoo! Noticias (Argentina).
The Daily News-Record (Virginia Mercury pickup; Harrisonburg, VA): Lewis: Early poll is sobering for Spanberger, but it’s wake-up call, not an epitaph (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted). Similar in Washington Examiner.
La Nacion (translation may be required): Spanberger defends herself after being branded a hypocrite by Republicans in Virginia: “I keep my commitment” (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
The California Courier (Middle East Eye pickup; Los Angeles, CA): ‘Pipe dream’: Turkey’s plan to withdraw Middle East energy routes after Iran (Umud Shokri quoted).
Homeland Security Today: Mahmut Cengiz writes about targeting the backbone of terrorist threats to the world’s critical infrastructure.
Raw Story: ‘No chance’: Ex-FBI official shreds notion Kash Patel didn’t know of probe into reporter (Comments to CNN by Andrew McCabe cited).
Kyiv Post (audio option; Ukraine): NATO Summit may shift attention back to Ukraine, former U.S. Ambassador Kauzlarich says (Richard Kauzlarich, former U.S. ambassador, interviewed). Also in Monitorul de Știri (Romania).
WTOP: Unemployment rises in Northern Virginia as federal workforce changes ripple outward (Keith Waters, assistant director of the Center for Regional Analysis, quoted, and his research cited).
The Royal Examiner (Virginia Mercury pickup; Front Royal, VA): Commentary: Early poll is sobering for Spanberger, but it’s a wake-up call, not an epitaph (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in Mountain Media News (Lewisburg, WV).
NBC News (audio option): Republicans rush to close the gap in the final stretch of Virginia’s redistricting election (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in DigitPatrox. Similar in The Guardian (UK; Mark J. Rozell, Schar dean, quoted), Yahoo! News (The Guardian pickup), Inkl (The Guardian pickup), WBAL 1090 AM/101.5 FM (ABC News pickup; Baltimore, MD), Cardinal News (Roanoke, VA), Richmond Magazine, The Daily Beast, 104.9 Max Country (York, NE), The New York Sun, The Gateway Pundit, News.de (Germany), Townhall, Washington Examiner, another Washington Examiner story, and other media outlets.
WJLA 7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Final day of early voting draws turnout across Virginia (Jeremy D. Mayer quoted). Also in WSET 13 (local ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, VA), WCYB 5 (local NBC affiliate in Bristol, VA), and other media outlets.
The Lincoln Project (podcast): Krash Patel, The FBI in its Trash Era, and National Security by Temu (Andrew McCabe interviewed).
The Bond Buyer: Comments made at a P3 forum are cited; the story is Data Centers Under Fire.
World Journal (translation may be required; China): Unemployment in North Victoria has worsened as Fairfax County has seen a surge of 6,000 people (Keith Waters, deputy director of the Center for Regional Analysis, quoted).
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Spanberger: Amendments, vetoes are part of the job as Virginia’s governor (Mark J. Rozell quoted).
MS Now (subscription may be required): Virginia’s flat arguments for gerrymandering show a problem for Democrats (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in Yahoo! News.
The Columbus Dispatch (USA Today network; subscription may be required; Columbus, OH): Ohio State’s Ted Carter report is damning. Trustees must tell the truth/Opinion (Op-ed by James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde).
Homeland Security Today: Frontline Watch: Growing terrorist focus on critical infrastructure and maritime vulnerabilities (Co-authored op-ed by Mahmut Cengiz and graduate student Sean Dilallo, international security and law major). They also write about how Iran-backed proxy networks and gig-economy terrorism are on the rise.
Jewish World Review (Bloomberg pickup): Dems’ ‘brilliant’ political strategy is proving a bust (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted).
Military.com: 73 military veterans, including 17 4-stars, defend Sen. Mark Kelly in legal fight (Gen. Michael V. Hayden, former head of the CIA and NSA/founder of the Hayden Center, mentioned).
National Today: Experts warn of bioterrorism threat and need for stronger pandemic preparedness (Gregory Koblentz, director of biodefense graduate programs, quoted, and his co-authored research cited).
Governing (The Washington Post pickup): 35% (A Washington Post-Schar School survey cited).
Fox News: New poll reveals Spanberger’s popularity is plummeting amid backlash over gerrymandering (A Washington Post-Schar School poll and comments to The Washington Post by Mark J. Rozell cited). Also in MSN. Similar in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Boston Globe (NYT pickup), Washington Examiner, WJLA 7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.), Yahoo! News (Fox 5 DC pickup), ARLnow, FFXnow, The News Leader (USA Today network; Staunton, VA), The National Desk (WJLA 7 pickup), ABC 7 Amarillo (WJLA 7 pickup; Amarillo, TX), Dayton247 (WJLA 7 pickup; Dayton, OH), Fox 23 Maine (WJLA 7 pickup), The Daily Caller, BizPacReview (The Daily Caller pickup), Newsmax, Nordot (Japan), and other media outlets.
NOLA (Louisiana): Judith Wilde comments on a bill in the statehouse that would make “some” candidates for higher ed executive positions less transparent.
Law360: David Brunori writes about migration out of high tax states.
Politico (audio option): New poll comes with alarm bells for Democrats ahead of Virginia redistricting vote (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in another Politico story, The Hill, Fox 5 DC, WUSA 9 (local CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C.), WJHL 11 (local CBS and ABC affiliate in Johnson City, TN), PolitoMix (The Hill pickup), Newsmax (The Washington Post pickup, with Mark J. Rozell, Schar dean, quoted), 29ru.net (Russia), and other media outlets.
Homeland Security Today: Mahmut Cengiz examines the increasing activities of Mexican cartels across borders. In another piece, he cowrites a look at the cartels’ hybrid warfare capabilities.
CNN (subscription may be required; video): The horrific reality of ‘family annihilation’ (Andrew McCabe discusses topic). Similar in Yahoo! News, East Idaho News, CNN Brasil, Mint, National Review, Modern Ghana, Noticias.r7 (Brazil), and Egypt Independent.
The Hill (audio option): Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in The New York Times, Yahoo! News (The Hill pickup), Daily Kos, Black Information Network 1670 AM, Ici.radio (Canada), and other media outlets.
Old Town Alexandria, VA Patch: Number of unemployed increases by a third in Alexandria, Fairfax County: Reports (Terry L. Clower quoted). Similar in InsideNoVa (WTOP pickup).
Government Technology: Alan R. Shark takes a look at the new National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence and what it’s missing. The column is pinched by Europe Says.
IntelliNews (Germany) : Ankara proposes grand rewiring of Middle East energy map amid Hormuz blockade (Comments to Middle East Energy by Umud Shokri cited) Also in NewsBase (Switzerland) and Nordot (Japan).
The Intercept (subscription may be required): These Middle Eastern news sites are actually U.S. Government propaganda operations (Comments from 2025 to Al Fassel by Umud Shokri cited).
News 18 (India): What is ‘nuclear dust?’ Why it remains the biggest hurdle in the U.S.-Iran deal (Comments to Deutsche Welle by Umud Shokri cited). Similar in Inquirer.net.
Diario Octubre (translation may be required; Spain): Donald Trump: When power allows lying, threatening, and offending (Larry Pfeiffer, former CIA chief of staff/executive director of the Hayden Center, mentioned).
Fakti (Deutsche Welle pickup; translation may be required; Bulgaria): Iran’s nuclear program: Is it profitable? (Umud Shokri quoted).
Virginia Mercury: Early poll is sobering for Spanberger, but it’s a wake-up call, not an epitaph (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted).
Law360: David Brunori takes on state tax developments in South Carolina and Maine.
The State (Bloomberg pickup; audio option; Columbia, SC): David M. Drucker: Why what worked for Newsom isn’t working for Spanberger (Op-ed in which Mark J. Rozell quoted, and a Washington Post-Schar poll cited). Also in Stars & Stripes.
Virginia Mercury: Early poll is sobering for Spanberger, but it’s a wake-up call, not an epitaph (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted).
ABC News: Exclusive: Barak Obama calls for Virginians to vote ‘Yes’ in new video just days before crucial redistricting election (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in Newsweek, Governing (comments to The Washington Post by Mark J. Rozell, Schar dean, cited), WTKR 3 (local CBS affiliate in Hampton, VA), Virginia Scope, WJBD 100.1 FM (Salem, IL), Washington Examiner, and other media outlets.
The National Desk: Amid world’s focus on Iran, NATO chief says support for Ukraine must not falter (Mark N. Katz, emeritus, quoted). Also in WJLA 7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.), KTXS 12 (local ABC affiliate in Abilene, TX), WSBT 22 (local ABC affiliate in Boise, ID), Idaho News 2 (local CBS affiliate in Boise, ID), CBS Austin, NBC Montana (Missoula, MT), Fox Chattanooga, and other media outlets.
The Baltimore Sun (subscription may be required): Virginia governor faces pushback from her own party over her bill amendments (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in The Hill, AOL (The Hill pickup), and the Washington Examiner.
ARLnow (The Washington Post pickup): Morning Notes for April 16, 2026: Virginians turn on data centers (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
TRT World (Turkey): Why the U.S.-Iran Hormuz tug-of-war is unlikely to see an outright winner (PhD student Ali Mammadov quoted).
The Washington Post (subscription may be required; audio option): Why Virginians have soured on Spanberger (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Bloomberg (subscription may be required): Why what worked for Newsom isn’t working for Spanberger (Op-ed in which Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), The Merced Sun-Star (Merced, CA), ArcaMax, and other media outlets.
The Fourth Estate (George Mason University): Mike Pence finishes first semester teaching at Mason (Mike Pence, former U.S. vice president, profiled, with students Skylar Ringo, government and international politics major, Zach Lincoln, public policy major, quoted, and Gen. Michael V. Hayden and Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia, also mentioned).
Deutsche Welle (DW; Germany): The immense cost of Iran’s nuclear program (Umud Shokri quoted).
WTOP: Early voting picks up in Northern Virginia ahead of redistricting referendum (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in Washington Examiner, AOL, and other media outlets.
WJLA 7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Democratic Sen. Louise Lucas says Gov. Abigail Spanberger has a credibility program (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in The Detroit News and WLT Report.
Bridge Michigan: What’s next in the search for a new U-M president? (Judith Wilde quoted).
The Detroit News (subscription may be required; audio option): UM confronts latest presidency crisis after Syverud cancer diagnosis (Judith Wilde quoted).
NDTV World (India): What is Iran’s ‘nuclear dust’ and why does Trump want to take it away? (Umud Shokri quoted).
Deutsche Welle (DW; translation may be required; Germany): The Iran War and its consequences for the people (Umud Shokri quoted).
MSN (Deutsche Welle pickup): Iran: Hundreds of thousands of job lost due to war (Umud Shokri quoted).
La Presse (translation may be required; Canada): Duel in sight between two candidates linked to ousted presidents (Jo-Marie Burt quoted).
Observador (subscription may be required; translation may be required; Portugal): How the blockade of Hormuz threatens free maritime movement and could weaken the Law of the Sea (Reza Khanzadeh quoted).
The Washington Post (subscription may be required; audio option): In this U.S. hot spot for data centers, voters have turned against them (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Terry L. Clower quoted).
The Washington Post (subscription may be required; audio option): Spanberger counters false GOP claims of tax hikes: ‘A desperate tactic’ (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in DNYUZ.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription may be required): Are college presidents now political appointees? (George Mason, the BOV, and President Gregory Washington mentioned, with James Finkelstein quoted).
Politico: Olivia Troye, Trump aide turned critic, launches Virginia congressional bid (A Washington Post-Schar School survey cited). Similar in Salon, The Daily Beast, Newz9 (Northern Virginia), Mountain Media (Lewisburg, WV), SSB Crack News, and other media outlets.
Axios News: Spanberger charts moderate course in first Virginia session (Mark J. Rozell quoted).
Yahoo! News (CNN pickup): Early voting points to an edge for Virginia Democrats trying to enact a U.S. House map that could flip four seats (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Deutsche Welle (DW; Germany): Iran: Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost due to war (Umud Shokri quoted).
The Economic Times (India): U.S., Israel stare at core goal slipping away in Iran (Comments to The Times of Israel by Jack A. Goldstone cited). Also in MSN.
Homeland Security Today: Frontline Watch: Iran’s evolving terror strategy and the rise of decentralized global threats (Co-authored op-ed by Mahmut Cengiz, visiting fellow, and graduate student Sean Dilallo, international security and law major).
Firstpost (audio option; India): How India’s purchase of Iranian oil after seven years signals a shift in global energy politics (Op-ed by Umud Shokri).
Iran International (audio option): Why the $100 billion Hormuz toll revenue is a myth (Op-ed by Umud Shokri).
CNN (subscription may be required): Early voting points to an edge for Virginia Democrats trying to enact a U.S. House map that could flip four seats (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in CBS 58 (Milwaukee, WI), KTVZ 21 (local NBC, CW affiliate in Bend, OR), KESQ 3 (local ABC affiliate in Palm Springs, CA), and other media outlets. Similar in Washington Examiner.
Fox News: Watch: Spanberger knocked for ‘bait and switch’ hypocrisy as popularity plummets amid redistricting fiasco (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in Yahoo! News. Similar in Washington Examiner.
Mirror Indy (Indianapolis, IN): Will data centers impact property values? Depends on who you ask? (Terry L. Clower quoted).
Middle East Eye (UK): ‘Pipe dream’: Turkey’s plan to redraw Middle East energy routes after Iran (Umud Shokri quoted). Also in Hathalyoum (Iraq).
Azer News (Azerbaijan): Non-oil boom masks deeper risk as Saudi growth still hinges on state spending (Umud Shokri quoted).
Firstpost (audio option; India): Ghalibaf’s rise signals Iran’s turn towards Bonapartism (Op-ed by Umud Shokri).
Associated Press: Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser unveils her last budget, proposing to cut spending (Terry L. Clower quoted). Also in The Washington Post, Yahoo! News, The Daily Mail (UK), National Today, NewsBreak, and other media outlets.
The Hill (audio option): Trump says Virginia ‘has lost its energy, vitality, and strength’ under Spanberger (Comments to The Washington Post by Mark J. Rozell cited). Also in Yahoo! News.
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Why did Virginia Tech’s longtime leader suddenly announce his departure (former interim George Mason president Anne Holton quoted). Similar in Inside Higher Ed, Essentially Sports, and The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA).
The Virginian-Pilot (subscription may be required; audio option; Norfolk, VA): Republicans rally in James City against redistricting referendum (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in The Daily Press (Newport News, VA). Similar in The Hill, Yahoo! News (The Hill pickup), Washington Examiner, WDBJ 7 (local CBS affiliate in Roanoke, VA), The Royal Examiner (Front Royal, VA), and other media outlets.
Richmond Magazine (audio option): Full Circle (George Mason mentioned, with Anne Holton interviewed).
Yahoo! Finance (press release pickup): Lyndsey Merrill Joins GCM Grosvenor to Expand Firm’s Presence in the Middle East and North Africa (Alumna Lyndsey Merrill, BA in Government and International Politics, profiled).
The Star Online: Only virtual talks, no new investment push before Xi-Trump summit: Greer (Hilton L. Root quoted).
The New York Sun (subscription may be required): Immigration, Iran War test MAGA Catholics’ tolerance of papal authority (Mark J. Rozell quoted).
Outlook India: Why This War: US-Iran Pause Buys Time, But Middle East War Risks Are Far From Over (PhD student Ali Mammadov, political science, quoted).
Mississippi Today (audio option): A ‘cloak of secrecy’: College board stays tight-lipped over JSU president search (Judith Wilde quoted).
USA Today: Democrats’ growing credibility gap may cost them the midterms/Opinion: (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in The Baltimore Sun, Washington Examiner, and another Washington Examiner story, and other media outlets.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Redistricting referendum inflames the rural-suburban divide (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell with a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Virginia Tech’s leadership transition demands transparency/Guest commentary (Op-ed by Schar’s Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein).