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2:15 PM ET, May 3, 2026

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Washington Post:
Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds  —  Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.  —  Summary  —  Six months ahead of the November midterm elections, the Republican Party faces a deteriorating political climate …
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Emily Guskin / ABC News:
Two-thirds of Americans say country is headed in the wrong direction: ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll  —  Concerns over the economy and Iran impact Trump's approval ratings.  —  President Donald Trump departs the White House, May 1, 2026 in Washington.
Discussion: Newsweek and The Hill
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran  —  President Trump's predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.  —  Two months into the war in Iran, President Trump is confronting the complicated reality …
Discussion: Newsweek, The Maine Wire and Reuters
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Associated Press:
Iran proposes an end to war within 30 days as Trump expresses doubts  —  A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz said it was attacked by multiple small craft, according to the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center on Sunday, marking at least two dozen attacks in and around the strait since the Iran war began.
New York Times:
2 U.S. Service Members Are Missing in Morocco, Africa Command Says  —  The two Army soldiers were reported missing during a joint military exercise on Saturday near Cap Draa Training Area, a coastal area in southwestern Morocco.  —  The U.S. Army is searching for two service members …
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africom.mil:
Search and Rescue Ongoing at African Lion 2026  —  Two U.S. service members participating in African Lion 2026 were reported missing near the Cap Draa Training Area, near the city of Tan Tan, Morocco, May 2, 2026.  —  View Gallery  —  Two U.S. service members participating in African Lion 2026 …
New York Times:
The Last Days of Butter Ridge … Brad Watson, 41, awoke without an alarm at 5:30 a.m., strapped on his headlamp and headed to the barn.  Cold air leaked through a small gap in the boards, and he stuffed a paper bag into the hole to block the wind.  He knew every detail of the barn in the morning …
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase  —  The department is growing bolder yet, cutting legal corners in service of getting President Trump the headlines—and revenge—he wants.  —  The Justice Department is entering a hyperaggressive new era, cutting legal corners in service …
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Kaye Wiggins / Financial Times:
US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers  —  Thousands have quit or been fired since Trump returned to office with an agenda focused on immigrants and enemies  —  The US Department of Justice has lost more than a quarter of its lawyers, with thousands quitting or being fired …
Matt Peterson / CNBC:
Pirro appears to drop plans to appeal criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell … U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Sunday appeared to abandon a plan to appeal an adverse ruling in her attempts to criminally investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and CNN
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Why Jerome Powell Decided to Stay at the Fed  —  The departing Fed chair didn't want to remain on the board.  He concluded he had no choice.  —  The Federal Reserve was breaking all the rules.  —  It was April 2020, with pandemic lockdowns producing some of the scariest moments for the U.S. economy in decades.
Patrick Harker / LinkedIn:   Jay Powell Held the Line
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Trump's Big Medicaid Cuts Are About to Get Very Real  —  Nebraska will be the first test of how many people lose insurance—and who they are.  —  ∙ Paid  —  OMAHA, NEBRASKA HAS BEEN BUSTLING with activity these past few days thanks to the annual Berkshire Hathaway weekend …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In Mississippi, a Democrat Challenges the Senator Who Blocked His Judgeship  —  Scott Colom, a state prosecutor, is running against Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican who denied him a seat on the federal bench.  In a tough year for the G.O.P., Democrats see hope for his long-shot bid.
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
He nearly joined Trump's administration.  Now he's running for Congress as a Democrat.  —  Ten years ago, George Conway almost took a job with Donald Trump, then became one of his biggest critics.  He lost his marriage but found a new political identity.  —  Summary
Erika D. Smith / Bloomberg:
Ohio Might Not Be Lost to Democrats After All  —  Can Ohio — a Midwestern state dominated by aging, working-class White voters, where Republicans have a supermajority stranglehold on the legislature — really become a political bellwether and battleground again?
Discussion: Fox News
Matt Sedensky / Associated Press:
How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive  —  A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar.  The dollar has fallen about 10% against other major currencies since President Donald Trump returned …
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Did the founders create a Christian nation?  No, but religion did shape their thinking  —  When he talks about the role of religion in the founding of the United States, historian Gregg Frazer does not attract eager audiences.  —  “Neither side really wants to hear what I say,” says Frazer …
Discussion: The Independent
NBC News:
12 places Trump's name or image is being added by the federal government  —  The Trump administration has made an aggressive push to add the president's name to buildings, battleships, money and government websites.  —  The federal government is undergoing an unprecedented presidential branding makeover …
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
A California Dream?  Some Democrats Fear Harris Picked the Wrong Race.  —  Some wish Kamala Harris had decided to run for governor in California, where Democrats are struggling to break through, rather than weigh another White House run.  —  The current political math in California goes like this …
Discussion: New York Post and Newsweek
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Control of US House Hinges on Historically Low Number of Seats  —  A shrinking number of seats will determine control of the US House after both Republicans and Democrats spent much of the past year redrawing congressional maps to erase swing districts.  —  Even before Florida's legislature approved …
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Examiner
Daniel Miller / Politico:
Kamala Harris bought a Malibu home.  Her neighbors think that means something. … LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris' new $8.15 million Malibu home sits on a hill overlooking bougainvillea-dusted streets that sweep down toward the surf — a secluded idyll in a neighborhood of defensive shrubbery …
 
 
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Mike Brock / Notes from the Circus:
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Financial Times:
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
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Associated Press:
Trump administration is increasingly ignoring US courts, new analysis shows
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