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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: The first 100 days of President Trump's second term  —  82% are extremely or very concerned about inflation, down from 89% in January  —  As Donald Trump approaches the 100th day of his second term, a Fox News survey finds voters pleased with the job he is doing on border security …
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Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
72% of American Jews disapprove of Donald Trump's performance so far, poll finds … Nearly three quarters of American Jews disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president and most dislike how he is handling antisemitism in the United States, according to a new survey.
New York Times:
Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows
Politico:
Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum  —  The action is expected to come Thursday.  —  In a shot at ActBlue, the left's major online donation platform, President Donald Trump plans to sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday cracking down on foreign contributions in American elections …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Judge Halts Trump's Anti-Voting Executive Order  —  A federal judge in Washington, D.C., Thursday blocked federal agencies from carrying out parts of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order on elections.  —  The Democratic Party, the League of United Latin American Citizens …
Discussion: Reuters, RedState and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:   Trump Takes Aim at Democratic Fundraising Apparatus
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Judge blocks portions of Trump executive order that seeks to overhaul U.S. elections
Discussion: Townhall and Votebeat
Financial Times:
China tells US to ‘cancel all unilateral tariffs’ if it wants talks  —  Beijing says claims it is nearing a deal with Washington to resolve the trade war are ‘fake news’  —  Beijing has called on the US to “completely cancel all unilateral tariff measures” if it wants trade talks …
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Politico:
Hounded by Wall Street, Trump tempers his populist rhetoric
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump-honored economist says tariffs causing scariest period in his lifetime
Discussion: The Hill, Reason and Commonplace
Politico:
Trump admin must seek return of another man who was improperly deported to El Salvador, judge rules  —  A Trump-appointed judge ruled that the administration deported a 20-year-old Venezuelan man last month in violation of a legally binding, court-approved settlement agreement.
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor  —  Martin's career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show.  Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried …
Discussion: ABC News
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
‘I Like That Question’: Trump Approves After Reporter Asks if He Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize  —  President Donald Trump expressed approval Thursday after a reporter asked Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre whether Trump should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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New York Times:
Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’  After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv  —  The attack, which killed at least 12 people, was the deadliest on Ukraine's capital in nearly a year.  President Trump called on President Vladimir V. Putin to “STOP!” in a post on social media.
CNN:
Trump writes ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ after Russia launches deadliest strikes on Kyiv since last summer
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Nayib Bukele, 2028 Republican Frontrunner  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of the migrants deported to El Salvador for a simple reason: He was the one whose process rights were most trampled by the mass deportation, since a judge had formerly ruled he couldn't be deported …
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Reuters:
Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador
Reuters:
100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency  —  At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.
Discussion: Alternet.org, Blaze Media and Jacobin
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Washington Post:
Elon Musk had the government in his grasp. Then it unraveled.
New York Times:
U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Exposed Flaws in Anti-Congestion Pricing Case  —  The U.S. Department of Transportation chafed at the release of a confidential memo mulling its strategy and raised the possibility that the move aimed to sabotage its case.  —  The U.S. Department of Transportation …
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Trump Admin Mistakenly Shares Doomed Plan to Kill Congestion Pricing
Discussion: Gothamist and WBAL Baltimore News
Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
Runaway Tren  —  How a Colorado slumlord's psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela  —  Earlier this month, a middle-aged woman with shaggy, silvery hair and a pleasant smoker's contralto flew from Denver to Washington to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Wire and RedState
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights?  —  As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.  —  One of my most deeply held values as a tech columnist is humanism.
Paul Krugman:
Trump Is a Virus  —  Chaos is about to take its toll  —  Hammering out a few words before getting on the bike.  —  It has been amazing to watch the stock market gyrating in response to things that aren't even policy changes — they're hints and rumors of policy changes.
Discussion: Washington Post, BBC and CBS News
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stacey Abrams considers third run for governor as some Georgia Democrats move on  —  After two losses, Abrams still commands attention and respect.  But her political machine has faded and the primary field is filling up.  —  Eight years ago, Stacey Abrams delivered a speech at an Atlanta union hall …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump lies about the price of eggs, groceries and gas  —  Gas.  Groceries.  Eggs.  Over the last week, President Donald Trump has lied about the price of all of them — using this repeated deception to try to minimize widespread concerns that his tariffs will fuel inflation.
CNN:
‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth's new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary's computers at Pentagon  —  Last month, after news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations in violation of Pentagon policy …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton becomes the first to launch a bid for Dick Durbin's Senate seat  —  Stratton, who came into office alongside Gov. JB Pritzker in 2018, announced on Thursday she will seek Durbin's spot in the Senate.  —  CHICAGO — And the race is officially on.
Washington Post:
Trump officials consider shrinking 6 national monuments in the West  —  Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands.  —  Trump officials are analyzing whether to remove federal protections …
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline  —  Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.  —  The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years …
Discussion: Wired, Reuters, Forbes, Fortune and STAT
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish  —  A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.  —  The personal cellphones of dozens of current and former Barnard College employees pinged Monday evening …
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge's order  —  President Donald Trump's administration moved a Venezuelan man who had worked in construction in Philadelphia to Texas for possible deportation after a federal judge had issued …
Discussion: The Independent
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security  —  RESURRECTION DAY  —  Elon Musk and his DOGE foot soldiers effectively killed the financial lives of “countless” citizens through their database meddling.  —  What might be called Day of the Dead Living is being continually played …
Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
Wrong turn leads to hundreds of immigrant arrests at the Detroit-Canada border bridge  —  Warning: this story contains description of a suicide attempt.  —  The road that leads to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Canada, is notoriously difficult to navigate, even for locals.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops  —  The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role.  —  The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO …
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels
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NBC News:
Judge blocks Trump bid to halt federal funding for sanctuary cities
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county
Alina Selyukh / NPR:
A small U.S. town grew a big company. Can it weather the tariff blizzard?
Discussion: adafruit
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump to sit for interview with ‘SignalGate’ journalist Jeffrey Goldberg
 Earlier Items: 
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson shoot down millionaire tax hike
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
A CEO with 500 workers explains why he's suing Trump over tariffs: “This path is catastrophic”
Discussion: Alternet.org and Breitbart
ProPublica:
ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled.
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Media Is Torn Over Hegseth's Screwups 🍿
Discussion: Townhall, Blaze Media and HuffPost
Rob Stein / NPR:
Funding cut for landmark study of women's health
Discussion: WBUR and Science
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