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10:30 PM ET, April 26, 2025

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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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and al.com
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.
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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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 …
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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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Meets With Zelensky, Says Putin Might Not Be Serious About Peace
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Meets With Zelensky in Vatican City, White House Says
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Trump and Zelenskyy's Vatican diplomacy
Discussion: The Independent
Associated Press:
Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
Discussion: The Hill and Salon
The Hill:
White House says Trump, Zelensky had ‘productive’ meeting ahead of Francis funeral
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.
Discussion: naked capitalism
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Mary K. Feeney / Can We Still Govern?:
I oversaw rigorous review of NSF-funded research on misinformation: Now the Trump administration is cancelling it
Discussion: Scientific American
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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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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.
Discussion: Townhall
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing
Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Musk says DOGE's work recalls Clinton-era cuts. Al Gore disagrees.
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
Trump's Cosplay Cabinet
Discussion: Raw Story
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'Everyone's scared': little appetite for mirth before White House correspondents' dinner
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Sen. Chris Murphy's ‘emergency’ message about Trump is connecting with Democratic voters
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump's Vicious Sewing Circle
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Weissmann / Behind The Headlines:
The Arrest Of A Milwaukee Judge: A Troubling Assault On The Judiciary
Alan Elrod / Liberal Currents:
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA maximalism: Trump's base loves Wisconsin judge arrest