National Headlines 2-26-17

Iran holds naval war games amid rising tensions with U.S. (Reuters)

Spicer checks WH staffers’ phones for leaks, vows more searches coming (FOX News)

Rachel Dolezal, white woman who identifies as black, now jobless, may soon be homeless (FOX News)

Democrats Elect Thomas Perez, Establishment Favorite, as Party Chairman (New York Times)

Across The Divide, Identity Politics Unites The Base At Both CPAC And DNC (NPR)

Why did Keith Ellison lose the DNC race? (Washington Post)

Sessions’ tough on crime talk could lead to fuller prisons (Washington Post)

Congress returns to face health care, Supreme Court decisions (Boston Globe)

Trump to Ask for Sharp Increases in Military Spending, Officials Say (New York Times)

Five takeaways from the Scott Pruitt emails (The Hill)

Neil Buchanan: What Happens if Trump Privatizes Social Security? (Newsweek)