A frontpage overview of the news from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times for March 22.
Mueller III at age 81. While Mueller is remembered for his post-9/11 leadership, President Trump responded to the news with public hostility. Simultaneously, a war with Iran has triggered a global energy crisis, resulting in soaring gasoline prices and political friction between the United States and Israel. Domestically, the legacy of labor leader Cesar Chavez is being reevaluated following sexual abuse allegations, leading to the potential renaming of numerous public institutions. Security concerns are further heightened by ICE enforcement threats at airports and the rise of lethal synthetic drugs being smuggled into prisons on paper. Other stories highlight the return of the K-pop group BTS, the installation of bison statues at the Smithsonian, and the impact of climate change on Virginia’s maple syrup industry.