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AP-NORC:
100 days in and the public feels Trump's presidency is proceeding mostly as expected — Most partisans agree they are getting what they expected from Trump's second term, but 84% of Democrats think Trump is doing a poor or terrible job as president so far and 68% of Republicans think he's doing a good or great job.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
About 4-in-10 Americans say Trump is a ‘terrible’ president amid sinking approval: Survey — A new poll shows that about 4 in 10 Americans say President Trump has been a “terrible” leader in his second term. — The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also found …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
As Trump destroys the economy, GOP and Wall Street execs stay mum — They seem to think they can pressure Trump privately. It's not working. — President Donald Trump is torching the U.S. economy. He's attacking our trade alliances and our ability to control inflation.
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USA Today, Twitchy, Raw Story, New Republic and Fox News
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why the New NYT Poll is Very Bad News for Trump
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Hopium Chronicles, Mock Paper Scissors and New York Times
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Americans, including Republicans, losing faith in Trump, new polls reveal
Americans, including Republicans, losing faith in Trump, new polls reveal
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USA Today, Raw Story, Politico, Grabien, Hartford Courant, Forbes and New York Times
Washington Post:
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana — The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration's expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens. — Three U.S. citizen children from two different families were deported …
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Boston Herald, Law & Crime and New York Times
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl — separating them indefinitely — and three children ages 2 …
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
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Raw Story, Twitchy, Mother Jones, Destiel News Network, The one and only Goblin Queen and Politico
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today's major stories must be seen in the context of President Donald Trump's dramatic losses …
Today's major stories must be seen in the context of President Donald Trump's dramatic losses …
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American Thinker, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, Al Jazeera, The Independent, CNBC, New York Times, Common Dreams and WBAL Baltimore News
Jane Dalton / The Independent:
Trump accused of Pope Francis funeral faux pas after ‘breaking dress code’ then leaving early — On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents — President Donald Trump has been accused of breaking the dress code for Pope Francis's funeral by wearing blue …
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Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Trump Refuses to Give Biden Air Force One Ride to Pope's Funeral
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The Independent, RedState, Townhall, Daily Mail and Mediaite
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Meets With Zelensky, Says Putin Might Not Be Serious About Peace
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Meets With Zelensky, Says Putin Might Not Be Serious About Peace
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Meets With Zelensky in Vatican City, White House Says
Trump Meets With Zelensky in Vatican City, White House Says
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Associated Press:
Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
The Hill:
White House says Trump, Zelensky had ‘productive’ meeting ahead of Francis funeral
White House says Trump, Zelensky had ‘productive’ meeting ahead of Francis funeral
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Riley Beggin / USA Today:
National Science Foundation eliminates hundreds of grants day after director resigns — WASHINGTON - Approximately 700 scientific research projects funded through the National Science Foundation were canceled on April 25 amid scrutiny from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
How Trump Plays Into Putin's Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions — Many of President Trump's actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves. — If President Vladimir V. Putin …
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The Kyiv Independent, Townhall, Breitbart, Raw Story, New York Post, USA Today, Atlantic Council and The Guardian
John Ismay / New York Times:
From Book Bans to Canceled Lectures, the Naval Academy Is Bending to Trump — Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump's potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest. — For 65 years, the U.S. Naval Academy's annual …
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WBAL Baltimore News
Politico:
Poll: Canadians despise Trump and distrust US — A new POLITICO/Focaldata poll finds Trump looms over the race, boosting Mark Carney and the Liberals as Canadians turn against the United States. — Three quarters of Canadians dislike President Donald Trump — and Conservatives appear likely …
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Reuters, New York Times, Global News, Fortune and Breitbart
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Four Perspectives on Trump's Weak Poll Numbers
Four Perspectives on Trump's Weak Poll Numbers
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PoliticusUSA, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill and RedState
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Officials Weaken Rules Insulating Government Workers From Politics — A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board's role in policing violations.
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Trump-aligned club for the ultra rich launches in Washington — The launch of “Executive Branch” comes as Trump world looks to remake Washington. — A new club is coming to Washington — and you probably can't get in. — Donald Trump Jr., megadonor Omeed Malik and several other investors …
Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:
Can Trump Really Deport 10 Million People? A Conversation with Dara Lind — Despite his draconian and lawless crackdown on immigrants and their defenders, the number of undocumented might not go down — Immigration policy has long been a battlefield for ideological disputes.
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Washington Post:
Among the meek and the mighty, Catholics bury their 'people's pope' — The pope's unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of “simplicity and essential things.” — VATICAN CITY — The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The horrors are not aberrations. This is the Trump administration's plan. — This is their plan. But the plan is just that — a plan. It can and must be stopped. — It's important to understand that this is the Trump administration's plan. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Judge Hannah Dugan, two-year-old V.L.M.
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Twitchy, The Atlantic and USA Today
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts — Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support - the opposite of what the site was set up for. — WASHINGTON - A few years ago …
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Canadian Little
New York Times:
Trump Pardons Executive Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden's Diary — The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies. — President Trump on Wednesday pardoned …
Noah Shachtman / New York Times:
Trump Is Breaking the Rule That Every Barroom Brawler Knows — Provoking your enemies, alienating your friends and actively sabotaging your own defenses is no one's idea of a sound national security plan. And yet, this is the playbook that President Trump has apparently followed over the first 100 days of his second term.
