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Donald Trump Demands Investigations Into Negative Approval Rating Polls

(Newsweek) President Donald Trump has said pollsters that have shown his approval ratings sliding in recent weeks should be investigated for "election fraud." Trump cited recent polls from The New York Times, ABC News/The Washington Post, and Fox News, which put his approval rating on 42 percent, 39 percent, and 44 percent respectively. Responding to the polls, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday: "They are negative criminals who apologize to their subscribers and readers after I win elections big, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse."

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'A failed administration': Leaked texts from powerful Republicans reveal souring on Trump

(Raw Story) Leaked texts from a group chat for ultra-wealthy and powerful people has revealed that Donald Trump is losing support even among those tech leaders who voted for him in 2024. Ben Smith, the former media columnist of the New York Times and co-founder of Semafor, wrote for Semafor on Sunday a deep-dive about "Chatham House," described as "a giant and raucous Signal group that forms part of the sprawling network of influential private chats that began during the fervid early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and which have fueled a new alliance of tech and the US right."

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'Should Not Treat Them Nicely!' Trump Calls For Republicans to Crack Down on 'Disruptors and Troublemakers' at Town Hall

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump on Sunday blamed “Radical Left Democrats” for recent disruptions and confrontations at town hall events held by Republican lawmakers, saying the “disruptors” are being paid to “infiltrate” and “should not be treated nicely.” Posting on his Truth Social account on Sunday, having returned from his trip to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, Trump angrily brought up the trend of disruptions at town hall events, which have captured the media’s attention and that Republicans say are astroturfed moments designed to make them look bad and foster a false impression that it’s Republican voters who are upset about cuts to government.

HereForTheParty

Trump staff puts immigrants' mug shots on White House lawn

Trump administration officials late Sunday began placing dozens of posters of arrested unauthorized immigrants along the White House driveway. It's a provocative, sure-to-be-controversial move aimed at highlighting President Trump's immigration crackdown as his 100th day in office approaches. The posters — which read "ARRESTED" — specify various crimes linked to the pictured immigrants and have the White House's official logo at the bottom.

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Gov. Pritzker: It's time to fight everywhere and all at once

(Semafor) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told New Hampshire Democrats to “stop apologizing” and “stop surrendering” as the party battles the Trump administration, blaming a “culture of timidity” for its losses last year. “We will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards,” Pritzker said at the party’s annual McIntyre-Shaheen fundraising dinner here. “We will relegate their portraits to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors.”

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Sen. Chris Murphy's 'emergency' message about Trump is connecting with Democratic voters

(AP) Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn’t drawing arena-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are as he tours the country talking to voters. But in a packed concert hall in rural North Carolina, people are starting to view the Democrat as worthy of the national spotlight. Murphy and Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., have been staging events in Republican congressional districts in recent weeks, trolling GOP lawmakers such as Rep. Richard Hudson, who represents the area they visited Thursday.

BigmanPigman

There are over 926 planned protests for May Day

There are many events scheduled for May 1(Thurs), May 3 (Sat) and May 4 (Sun). "This is a war on working people—and we will not back down. We are reclaiming our power from corporate elites, and we will not be intimidated by Trump, Musk, or their billionaire backers. They’ve ruled for too long. Their time is up. And May Day is just the beginning. We will build a world where every family has housing, healthcare, fair wages, union protection, and safety—regardless of race, zip code, or immigration status."

Dennis Donovan

The bubble that created Trump is the reason he's stumbling

(Washington Post) No one should be surprised that Hegseth is flailing in his new role, one of the most arduous and complicated in the U.S. government, if not the world. When Donald Trump proposed that Hegseth run the agency, the response was broadly unified: Hegseth lacked the experience needed to do the job effectively. You could debate the other controversies surrounding his bid for the role ad nauseam, but there was no way to reasonably argue that the Fox News talk-show host was prepared to run the Pentagon.

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Rubio reiterates Trump's view that Canada 'would be better off' as a US state

(USA Today) As Canadians prepare to vote for prime minister in an election where President Donald Trump looms large, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the president's desire to make Canada a U.S. state. "They'll have their elections this week," Rubio said about Canada on NBC's "Meet the Press". "They're going to have a new leader, and we'll deal with a new leadership of Canada. There are many things we work with cooperatively on Canada on, but we actually don't like the way they treated us when it comes to trade."

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Ex-NIH chief says he was "not allowed to speak" under Trump administration

(Axios) Former National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins said in an interview broadcast Sunday he retired last month because his position became "untenable" under the second Trump administration's actions. The noted geneticist's departure occurred after DOGE-driven cuts were announced for research funding and probationary workers' contracts were terminated, and Collins told CBS News that he and other scientists were "not allowed to speak — in any kind of scientific meeting or public setting."

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Senate Democrats question DOJ civil rights division shakeup

15 min ago - 04/28/25 4:03 PM ET A group of seven Democratic senators are questioning the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its shakeup to its Civil Rights Division, including policy changes and new staff arrangements. The senators, members of the Senate Judiciary ... (The Hill)

US law firm Jenner asks court to permanently bar Trump executive order

47 min ago - April 28, 2025 1:48 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. law firm Jenner & Block asked a judge on Monday to permanently bar Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order punishing the firm for its affiliation with ... (Reuters)

US consumers will start feeling the pain of tariffs in stores by the end of May, Trump's ex-top economic advisor says

48 min ago - American consumers are just weeks away from feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs at the cash register, Gary Cohn, Trump's chief economic advisor during his first term, said. In a CBS interview, Cohn forecast that the consequences o ... (Business Insider)

'I'm having a lot of fun, considering what I do,' says Trump of his second term as he says this time he runs the country

1 hr ago - President Donald Trump says he is “having a lot of fun” and he reflected on how his second administration feels different from the first as he nears his 100th day in office. In an interview with The Atlantic, the president said that this ti ... (Independent)

Trump's Mass Deportations Are Pushing US Farms to Breaking Point

1 hr ago - Published Apr 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans are pushing American farms to a "breaking point," experts warned. Martin Casanova, founder of THX, a program that connects consumers with farmworkers, told Newsweek ... (Newsweek)

UO student worker strike begins

1 hr ago - After an announcement of the strike yesterday evening, the union began setting up for the strike around 5 a.m. today By Tristin Hoffman and Sasha Love April 28, 2025 The University of Oregon Student Workers, after nearly 11 months of bargaining for p ... (Daily Emerald)

Democrats press White House over potential 'insider trading' before Trump tariff pause

1 hr ago - April 28, 2025, 11:57 AM Democratic lawmakers are "urgently" calling for the White House to issue a full disclosure of financial transactions leading up to President Donald Trump's sudden pause on a sweeping set of tariffs earlier this month, raising ... (ABC News)

Karoline Leavitt Refuses to Rule Out Arrest of Supreme Court Judges

2 hrs ago - The Trump administration is open to arresting Supreme Court judges, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told it on Monday morning. “You guys arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit judge for allegedly helping illegal immigrants get away, ... (The New Republic)

Congress This week: Trump to huddle with speaker before reconciliation markups begin

2 hrs ago - Posted April 28, 2025 at 6:17am President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet at the White House Monday afternoon with Speaker Mike Johnson, beginning the first of several key legislative weeks for the president’s immigration, economic and tax pol ... (Roll Call)

Congressman Shri Thanedar Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misde

2 hrs ago - Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) introduced articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, citing a sweeping abuse of power, flagrant violations of the Constitution, and acts of tyranny that ... (Congressman's Shri Thanedar Website)

Florida boat collision leaves 1 dead, at least a dozen injured

2 hrs ago - CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- A boat crashed into a ferry transporting 45 people on the final day of a sand-sculpting festival in Florida, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others, officials said. The crash late Sunday in calm waters off Clearwa ... (Associated Press)

Far-right fight groups endorse 'youth clubs' targeting US young men and boys

2 hrs ago - A national network of American neofascist fight clubs is endorsing youth-oriented offshoots aimed at grooming the next generation of racist activists. So-called “active clubs” have proliferated across the US and are a combination of fitness ... (Guardian)

Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case

3 hrs ago - April 28, 2025 5:00 AM ET The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Ava Tharpe is a teenage girl who suffers from serious disabili ... (NPR)

The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire

3 hrs ago - In this April 8, 1968, file photo, people gather at the Clayborn Temple as they prepare to march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tenn., four days after the civil rights leader was assassinated. (AP Photo/File) Updated 1:45 PM EDT, Apri ... (AP)

Trump team litters White House lawn with mugshots of arrested migrants

4 hrs ago - Monday 28 April 2025 09:18 EDT President Donald Trump’s administration has lined the White House driveway with large posters featuring mugshots of migrants as the president broadcasts his immigration crackdown, according to a report. In a clear ... (The Independent)

'If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire immediately' -- Ukraine reacts to Putin's Victory Day truce

4 hrs ago - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reacted on April 28 to Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a so-called "humanitarian" truce on the Victory Day, saying that Russia must immediately cease fire if it wants a truce. The announceme ... (Kyiv Independent)

Josh Gottheimer uses AI in anti-Trump ad for the New Jersey governor's race

5 hrs ago - April 28, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer argues in his first TV ad of the New Jersey governor's race that he is ready to fight President Donald Trump — and he's using artificial intelligence to make his case. Gottheimer, who i ... (NBC News)

Virginia Rep. Connolly says he will not seek reelection after cancer returns

5 hrs ago - Connolly, a longtime liberal voice for Northern Virginia and the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, had been battling esophageal cancer. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), a longtime liberal voice representing Northern Virginia in Congres ... (WaPo)

Trump's justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit

6 hrs ago - Mon 28 Apr 2025 10.17 EDT Last modified on Mon 28 Apr 2025 10.37 EDT Donald Trump’s appointees at the Department of Justice have removed all of the senior civil servants working as managers in the department’s voting section and directed at ... (The Guardian)

Conclave to replace Pope Francis to begin May 7, Vatican says

7 hrs ago - April 28, 2025, 7:14 AM ROME and LONDON -- The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at the Vatican to begin a process of choosing a new pope, who will become the Cathol ... (ABC News)

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