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10:45 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 …
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Trump Refuses to Give Biden Air Force One Ride to Pope's Funeral  —  FLYING SOLO  —  The MAGA president broke yet another presidential tradition in attending the late Pontiff's funerary rites.  —  Not even the death of Pope Francis could bring President Donald Trump to make nice and ride with former President Joe Biden.
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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
CNN:
FBI director posts photo of arrested Wisconsin judge's perp walk, possibly violating DOJ policy  —  FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X Friday night of the Wisconsin judge who was arrested for allegedly obstructing immigration agents while she was handcuffed, being escorted to a vehicle by officials.
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA maximalism: Trump's base loves Wisconsin judge arrest
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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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 …
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.
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says Trump's ‘chaos and uncertainty’ hurts the economy  —  Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Saturday that President Donald Trump's unsettled economic policy is the biggest problem facing his state, saying the “chaos and uncertainty” is hurting the ability …
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 …
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 and The Atlantic
 
 
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Associated Press:
Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing
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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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David Smith / The Guardian:
'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
Noah Shachtman / New York Times:
Trump Is Breaking the Rule That Every Barroom Brawler Knows
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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
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