Schar School in the News: May 26 to 30, 2025

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Associated Press (translation may be required): Crime by Mexico City officials was highly planned, prosecutor says. At least 4 people are involved (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Associated Press: Zak Kallenborn points out weaknesses in U.S. intelligence defenses when it comes to drones. Also in ABC News and the Independent.

Newsweek: Abigail Spanberger’s chances of beating Republicans in Virginia – new polls (Jeremy Mayer quoted).

The Hill (audio option): Trump wants to destroy fundamental rights that have existed for 800 years (Op-ed by James Pfiffner). Also in WDC-TV News.

The Hill: Janine Wedel coauthors an op-ed saying DOGE’s treatment of the Wilson Center’s CEO  reminded her of her time in communist Poland.

Washington Post: A WashPost-Schar School poll shows the football team’s fans now like the name “Commanders.” Also in Hogs Heaven. Also in MSN, CommandersWire (USA Today), and PolitoMix (UK). And Yahoo and Fox 5. Also in Sports Business Journal.

CNN (video): FBI deputy director: Bureau to further investigate cocaine found at WH, Dobbs leak, DC pipe bomb (Andrew McCabe discusses topic). McCabe starts at the 3:08 mark.

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project: Louise Shelley explains the lapses that make international financial schemes possible.

CNN (transcript): Government to cancel contracts with Harvard; Jeremy Faust is interviewed about cancelled federal contracts with Harvard; Liverpool car ramming; Three more inmates captured; Clark to testify in Coombs trial (Andrew McCabe discusses topic).

Kyiv Post: Richard Kauzlarich believes a new foreign policy bill intended to disrupt growing Russia, Iran, and China ties will be ignored by the Trump administration.

Small Wars Journal: Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera writes an op-ed about the political impact of the arrests of Sinaloa Cartel leaders in Mexico. She also reviews a book for the media outlet about “the dark side of social media” in Mexico’s drug war.

Infobae (translation may be required; Argentina): Disapproval of Dina Boluarte arrived in France: Le Parisien and RTL report that the Peruvian president is one of the most ‘hated’ in the world (Jo-Marie Burt mentioned).

Homeland Security Today: Mahmut Cengiz writes about the rise of car-ramming and stabbing terror attacks.

The Washington Post (audio option): Federal spending cuts cause a labor market riptide in D.C. area, data shows (Terry L. Clower quoted). Also in MSN.

The Denver Gazette (subscription may be required; Denver, CO): Lawman-turned-propogandist pushing Trump’s border agenda (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).

Gainesville Sun: James Finkelstein is quoted in a story about the new U of Florida president making up to $15M over five years.

Street Insider (press release pickup): Northern Virginia outpaces U.S. housing market in April with stronger prices and inventory growth (Research by George Mason’s Center for Regional Analysis cited).

The Washington Post (audio option): Five killed in D.C. over the long holiday weekend, police say (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).

Sky News (translation may be needed): David Ramadan discusses the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran negotiations. Ramadan begins at the 1:00 mark.

Nacla: Indigenous women survivors of Guatemala’s rape camps seek justice (Op-ed co-authored by Jo-Marie Burt).

Middle East Forum Observer: Umud Shokri writes about the new energy and diplomacy relationship between Iran and Azerbaijan—and what it means to the rest of the world.

Detroit News (paywall): James Finkelstein wonders how the interim president of the University of Michigan is earning more than the departing president.

La Opinión (translation may be required): Mexican sovereignty (Op-ed by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).

The Daily Signal: Kash Patel shuts down the Deep State’s nerve center (Op-ed in which Andrew McCabe mentioned).

Washington Examiner: Five reasons Democrats and the media are no longer trusted to tell the truth (Andrew McCabe quoted).