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7:05 AM ET, April 27, 2025

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Washington Post:
Trump approval sinks as Americans criticize his major policies, poll finds  —  After high expectations before he returned to office, most Americans say the president has made the economy worse.  —  As he nears the end of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump is facing growing opposition …
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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.
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Voters on How Trump Has Already Changed Their Day-to-Day Lives  —  Trump's second term is leaving a mark on the country that is profound and ubiquitous, voters say  —  Scott Foster said he voted for President Trump—after considering not voting at all—because of the relatively strong prepandemic economy during his first term.
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 …
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump won these independent voters. Now some are souring on his second term.
Discussion: Twitchy and Raw Story
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why the New NYT Poll is Very Bad News for Trump
Discussion: Hopium Chronicles
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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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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Times, CNN and NBC News
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Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Democrats seize on a new issue to use against the GOP: Social Security  —  As Democrats link Trump to Social Security's struggles, he reiterates his promise to protect the agency's benefits while also carrying out sweeping staff and spending cuts.  —  Democrats, after weeks of struggling …
Rachel Wolf / Fox News:
Trump and Zelenskyy have ‘very productive’ talk as they attend Pope Francis' funeral  —  Trump and Zelenskyy were both in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral  —  President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face for the first time since their infamous Oval Office spat in February.
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Associated Press:
Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing  —  The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West …
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 …
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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Mary K. Feeney / Can We Still Govern?:   I oversaw rigorous review of NSF-funded research on misinformation: Now the Trump administration is cancelling it
Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Musk says DOGE's work recalls Clinton-era cuts.  Al Gore disagrees.  —  Trump has brought in outsiders to rapidly make dramatic cuts.  Clinton relied on existing government leaders to take a more targeted approach.  —  Three decades ago, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore stood …
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.
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.
Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:
China Quietly Exempts Some U.S.-Made Products From Tariffs  —  Beijing has been canvassing companies and waiving duties on U.S. goods in sectors where it lacks alternatives  —  BEIJING—China's government has exempted some U.S. imports that the country would struggle to immediately source …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. says “further progress was made” in third round of nuclear talks with Iran  —  The U.S. and Iran concluded on Saturday the third round of nuclear talks and agreed to meet again on May 3, said Omani foreign minister Badr Al-Busaidi, who is mediating between the parties.
CNN:
Analyzing the scale of Trump's federal layoffs in his first 100 days  —  Nearly 100 days.  Wide-ranging and chaotic firings across at least 30 agencies.  —  At least 121,000 federal workers have been fired or laid off in the three months since President Donald Trump's second term began …
 
 
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Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Trump's nominee for NASA administrator was once arrested, accused of passing bad checks to casinos
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
Rachel Janfaza / Politico:
The New Partisan Divide Is Old Gen Z vs. Young Gen Z
Discussion: New York Post and masslive.com
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
Trump's Cosplay Cabinet
Discussion: Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Vicious interpersonal conflicts among Hegseth staff cloud leak investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The horrors are not aberrations. This is the Trump administration's plan.
 Earlier Items: 
David Smith / The Guardian:
'Everyone's scared': little appetite for mirth before White House correspondents' dinner
Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:
Can Trump Really Deport 10 Million People? A Conversation with Dara Lind
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
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
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Wall Street Journal:
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