The Week of March 1, 2026 by CoenM

Name EITHER SENATOR who voted with the opposite party when the US Senate rejected a war powers resolution on Iran? The House rejected a similar resolution, also largely along party lines.

What ASIAN COUNTRY was poised to make rapper turned politician Balendra Shah its first prime minister after Gen Z protests ousted the previous government? Shah's Rastriya Swatantra party secured at least 103 of the 165 directly elected seats in its House of Representatives.

What US CARMAKER recalled 1.74 million automobiles from its namesake and Lincoln brands due to issues with its rear view camera? The problem causes the image to either appear inverted or not at all when the car is in reverse.

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY announced a plan where eight other European nations could participate in "coordinated deterrence" that would place them under the country's nuclear umbrella? The country would retain sole authority to authorize the use of the weapons.

Five Republicans joined with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to vote in favor of issuing a subpoena for what ATTORNEY GENERAL to make a return appearance to testify about the handling of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case?

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: Deep in the Heart. What STATE (rep?) bested Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett to win the Democratic US Senate primary in Texas? The race was marred by confusion over voting location, which led to a court-mandated extension of voting hours in several counties.

Germany joined eight other countries in boycotting the opening ceremony of what SPORTING COMPETITION that opened in Verona? The boycott came from the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus under their own flags rather than as independent neutral athletes.

After announcing that Kristi Noem was being reassigned as a special envoy to a new body called The Shield of the Americas, Donald Trump said he would nominate what US SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA as the new Secretary of Homeland Security?

A federal judge found that what FORMER NEWS ANCHOR AND ARIZONA REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN illegally served as the head of the United States Agency for Global Media, voiding her firing of thousands of worked at Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media outlets?

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week (TM): Bystanders Donald Trump said the US could use its bases in what EUROPEAN COUNTRY in its attacks against Iran, regardless of the country giving its approval? Its defense minister, Margarita Robles, reiterated that the bases were off limits.

What ASIAN COUNTRY took control of the IRIS Bushehr and rescued its crew when it developed a fault after participating in regional naval exercises? The country also rescued and recovered crew from the IRIS Dena, which was sunk by an American submarine.

Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, a 17th century painting that had been in private hands since the 1960s, was authenticated by the Rijksmuseum as having been painted by what ARTIST rather than by his "workshop?"