--- description: Netanyahu Overshadows His Own Speech to Congress A partisan debate over the terms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the U.S. threatens to... title: Morning Must Reads: March 2 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: March 2 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2015 1:00 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2015 1:00 PM CUT [**Netanyahu Overshadows His Own Speech to Congress**](http://time.com/3727821/netanyahu-overshadows-his-own-speech/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") A partisan debate over the terms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the U.S. threatens to obscure his message [**Iraq Begins Assault on ISIS**](http://time.com/3728102/iraq-isis-takrit/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") Iraqi on Monday began a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist group, state TV said [**New England Braces for More Snow**](http://time.com/3727905/boston-massachusetts-snow-weather-winter/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") Another 4 to 6 in. of snowfall is expected to fall in Massachusetts early on Monday, delaying any hope of respite from the historic cold and snow [**Jeb Bush Runs the Gauntlet**](http://time.com/3727966/jeb-bush-grover-norquist/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") The man who once said Republicans should “lose the primary to win the general election” is nonetheless aiming to establish his credentials in a way that minimizes the ideological protest against his candidacy from the right. But the fight is far from over [**_Fifty Shades_** **Is on Track to Earn $500 Million**](http://time.com/3727908/fifty-shades-earnings-universal-500-million-r-rated/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") It has also become Universal Studios’ highest-grossing R-rated film internationally [**Los Angeles Police Fatally Shoot Homeless Man**](http://time.com/3727979/lapd-la-police-skid-row-homeless-struggle-shooting/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") The shooting is the latest in a recent series of fatal police shootings around the country. [**Thousands March in Moscow to Mourn Slain Putin Foe**](http://time.com/3727751/boris-nemtsov-vladimir-putin-moscow-march-russia/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday under a gray Moscow sky in honor of Boris Nemtsov, the opposition figure who was gunned down Friday night mere steps from the Kremlin [**Watch ISS Astronauts Complete Their 3rd Spacewalk in 8 Days**](http://time.com/3727883/astronauts-iss-spacewalk-terry-virts-barry-wilmore/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") They were helping to set up antenna that future space taxis will use to dock with the ISS [**Suspect Held in Atheist Blogger’s Murder**](http://time.com/3728029/bangladesh-blogger-avijit-roy-murder-suspect-arrested/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") Avijit Roy was hacked to death in Dhaka last week [**How Waffle House Could Replace Your Post Office**](http://fortune.com/2015/02/24/waffle-house-deliveries/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") The southern breakfast favorite is taking part in the Uber delivery [**New Treatment for Migraines Shows Promise**](http://time.com/3727990/migraine-new-lidocaine-treatment/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") Researchers say the procedure can drastically reduce pain and sensitivity to migraine triggers [**Afghan Army Takes On Taliban in 1st Solo Offensive**](http://time.com/3728018/afghan-army-takes-on-taliban-in-first-solo-offensive/?xid=newsletter-brief "undefined") The Afghan army hopes to prove it can rout the Taliban without the aid of the U.S. or NATO troops [**_Get_** **TIME** **_’s The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_**](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3728116/morning-must-reads-march-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3728116/morning-must-reads-march-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: March 2","datePublished":"2015-03-02T13:00:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:49:45.680Z","description":"Netanyahu Overshadows His Own Speech to Congress A partisan debate over the terms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the U.S. threatens to...","url":"https://time.com/3728116/morning-must-reads-march-2/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3728116/morning-must-reads-march-2/","name":"Morning Must Reads: March 2"}}]}] ```