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A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Trump’s approval at 32%, a record low, with disapproval at 66% and a 15-point decline since the start of his second term. The article links the slump to the midterms, an unpopular Iran war, and economic and immigration concerns, and notes other polls showing Republicans trailing Democrats.
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President Trump said he will fight a lawsuit filed by CNN, MS Now, and Politico after his administration banned them from White House grounds. The article quotes Trump’s Truth Social posts attacking the outlets and notes he was drowned out by a helicopter at a White House event.
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A new NBC News poll indicates fewer Democrats and independents plan to vote by mail in the 2026 midterms, with more opting for early in-person or Election Day voting. The shift follows Trump's attacks on mail-in voting and a Supreme Court ruling blocking his postal-service order. Democratic and progressive groups are encouraging early in-person voting.
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President Trump unveiled a new White House helipad as major television networks skipped the ceremony to protest CNN's exclusion from White House coverage. The article centers the event on the First Amendment fight over media access and casts Trump's actions as an escalation of efforts to restrict coverage he dislikes.
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Trump's move to revoke White House press credentials for CNN, MS Now and Politico prompted television networks to refuse pool coverage and the outlets to sue on First Amendment grounds. The standoff drew criticism from media figures and some Trump allies, while observers described it as a distraction from the Iran war and economic troubles ahead of the midterms.
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A Trump-aligned Super PAC is spending nearly $8 million on TV and mail ads attacking Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and boosting Republican challenger Mike LiPetri in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. The ad accuses Suozzi of self-serving stock trading, while Suozzi’s campaign denies he has bought stocks and calls the attacks hypocritical given Trump’s own trading. The article also notes Suozzi’s centrist ads and a U.S. Chamber award as he seeks reelection in a competitive district.
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Major US TV networks suspended White House pool coverage after the Trump administration barred CNN and other outlets from the press pool. CNN, Politico and MS Now sued the administration, while Trump defended the ban as addressing national security.
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Sens. Susan Collins and Patty Murray, leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, condemned reported White House plans to give political appointees more control over NIH grant approvals. They argued the move would politicize science and violate congressional intent, while the White House has not publicly confirmed the plans.
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Trump faced ridicule after a White House helipad ribbon-cutting was broadcast without audio because the TV press pool was absent following the administration's ban on several outlets. Major networks suspended coverage and CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued, while critics said the ban backfired by silencing Trump's own remarks.
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President Trump was inaudible during a White House helipad ribbon-cutting after major networks pulled out of the TV pool over his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico. The banned outlets sued the administration over press credentials, while Trump defended the ban as targeting 'FAKE NEWS.'
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus has no uncontracted potash to sell to the U.S., contradicting President Trump's claim of a "massive Deal" for discounted fertilizer. The article notes Canada's dominance in U.S. potash supply and describes the Trump administration's sanctions-relief-for-prisoner-release outreach to Lukashenko, which rights monitors criticize as insufficient.
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ICE has removed thousands of detainees with final removal orders from its public online locator system, making it harder for lawyers and family members to find them. Immigration lawyers and advocates warn the change impedes legal challenges and due process, while the Trump administration says those with final orders have received due process. The move is framed as part of a harder-line immigration crackdown.