Schar School in the News: April 28 to May 2, 2025

The Washington Post (audio option): Hegseth defended his Signal leak. Others lost clearances for similar lapses (Robert Deitz quoted and Michael V. Hayden mentioned). Also in MSN.

New York Times: Columnist Thomas B. Edsall and Justin Gest trade thoughts on how Trump manages to “isolate targets” and apply pain to get what he wants.

MSN (video): Inside the Fentanyl Web: 30,000 Websites and a Flood of Exports from China (Louise Shelley interviewed).

WHRO Public Radio: David Ramadan comments on a letter signed by leaders in Virginia higher education condemning federal interference.

The Washington Post (audio option): D.C. activists launch ballot initiative for ‘homes not stadiums’ at RFK (A 2024 Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).

Roll Call: Congress can do better than a ‘big, beautiful,’ hyper-partisan bill (Op-ed by Steven Pearlstein).

Vox: Trump is losing his war on democracy (Research by Jennifer Victor cited).

The Washington Post (audio option): D.C., Commanders plan to announce deal for new stadium at RFK (A 2024 Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).

The Washington Post (audio option): What to know about the Commanders’ stadium deal with D.C. (A 2024 Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in another Washington Post piece.

Bloomberg: DOGE Unleashes Wrecking Ball That Rips Into DC’s Special Status (Terry L. Clower quoted).

La Opinión (translation may be required): The dark enlightenment of immigration (Op-ed by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).

WTOP: In Virginia primary election, most action is in lieutenant governor races (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): Lack of statewide GOP primary might diminish turnout for down ballot primaries (David Ramadan quoted).

The Atlantic (subscription may be required): Migrants are heading South (Op-ed by Justin Gest).

The Diplomat: In a Q&A column, Michael Hunzeker breaks down Taiwan-U.S. relations in the Trump era.

Financial Times (subscription may be required; UK): Donald Trump remakes Washington with budget cuts and culture clashes (Terry L. Clower quoted). Similar in Noah News.

CNN en Español (translation may be required): Deportations and tariffs: the combination that threatens to increase housing costs in the U.S. (Robert Deitz quoted). Also in WTOP, Yahoo! Noticias, and KION-TV 46 (local CBS affiliate in Salinas, CA).

Fairfax Times: In an op-ed about Volunteer Week (April 20-26), Clifford Yee, adjunct and member of the governor’s advisory board on service and volunteerism, writes about how volunteerism builds stronger communities.

State Tech Magazine: Alan R. Shark takes on the question: Can AI replace human intelligence amid federal budget cuts?

The Washington Post: A WashPost/Schar School poll on Trump’s approval rating is cited.

WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): Appeals court judge wrote “the book” on a pivotal Virginia figure (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in WMRA (Harrisonburg, VA).

WION (video): Stuart Malawer details the Trump-Bezos feud over revealing the costs of tariffs on Amazon products in this English-language Indian outlet.

Gulf International Forum: Mark N. Katz writes about Trump and Tehran coming to terms.

ALXnow: 1982 Master of Public Administration graduate Kevin Greenlief is the City of Alexandria’s new director of finance.

News-Register (McMinnville, OR): Dyane Mason and Mirae Kim: Federal fund freeze threatens nation’s social safety network (Op-ed co-authored by Mirae Kim).

WJLA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): What’s next for Ukraine if U.S. cuts bait on stalled peace talks? (Mark N. Katz interviewed). Also in NewsChannel9 (local ABC affiliate in Chattanooga, TN), ABC7Amarillo (Amarillo, TX).

The Daily Wrap: EU unveils trade proposals to thaw U.S. relations amid tariff tension (Kenneth Reinert quoted). Also in MSN.

Al Jazeera (video): What can we learn from the first 100 days of Trump’s second term? (Michael Fauntroy discusses topic). Fauntroy starts at the 4:12 mark. Also in The Puerto Rico Tribune, Saint Lucia Chronicle, and other media outlets.

WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): Virginia’s Right to Work law will again be a big campaign topic this year (John Milliken quoted).

CityBiz (press release pickup): Northern Virginia defies national slowdown: Market sees strong price growth and inventory increase in March (Research by Center for Regional Analysis cited).

Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Could Lt. Gov. furor give Republicans a do-over on N.Va. candidate? (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Similar in WTOP.

The Fairfax County Times: Federal and contractor layoffs point to a significant economic downturn (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Panam Post (translation may be required): China prepares drone swarms for upcoming hybrid wars (Comments to Voice of America by Zachary Kallenborn cited).

Al Arabiya (video; translation may be needed): David Ramadan discusses the U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations.

The Washington Post (audio option): Opinion: The bubble that created Trump is the reason he’s stumbling (Op-ed in which a 2024 Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).

The Hill (audio option): What Trump will never understand about the Kennedy Center (Op-ed by J.P. Singh). Also in Total News.

Iran Insight: Umud Shokri writes about the Iran and Israel race to court Azerbaijan.

Virginia Business Magazine (audio option): Amazon’s HQ2 hiring falls short of 2024 target (Terry L. Clower quoted).

The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah State President Cantwell spent $660k on new cars, SLC apartment, office bidet and more, records show (Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein quoted). Also in The Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, ID).

Kyiv Post: In a story about the replacement of Waltz with Rubio, Richard Kauzlarich says Rubio will be “challenged.”

Entrevue: In an op-ed about Turkey and European defense published in a French media outlet, a paper by PhD student Ali Mammadov is cited.

ExBulletin: How Turkey can help defend Europe (Op-ed by Ali Mammadov).

Survival: Global Politics and Strategy: China and America: How Xi Jinping has changed the game (Op-ed by Hilton Root).

Energy Intelligence: Navigating turbulence: U.S.-Saudi nuclear talks progress (Umud Shokri quoted).

WMRA (WVTF pickup; audio option; Harrisonburg, VA): Virginia’s Right to Work law will again be a big campaign topic this year (John Milliken quoted).

Thai Hot News (translation may be required; Thailand): Views on the mask plummet, netizens worried about the state’s poor budget control (A Washington Post/Schar School poll cited).

Denik (translation may be required; Czech Republic): Domestic. Another general’s star awaits the fearless guardian of Czech democracy, Michal Koudelka (Michael V. Hayden mentioned).

DC News Now: Trump: Redskins name ‘superior’ to Commanders; fans chime in (A Washington Post/Schar School survey cited). Also in Yahoo! News.

The Washington Times (subscription may be required): FBI unmasks its Trump-Russia hoax (Op-ed in which comments by Andrew McCabe cited). Similar in Just the News.