Trump economic approval drops to 30 percent in new polling

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President Trump’s fiscal policies are becoming increasingly unpopular amid economic strains resulting from the Iran war, according to new polling. The Associated Press-NORC Research Center survey, released Wednesday, showed the president’s economic approval rating slumped down to 30 percent this month. This is an 8-point decrease from March and 9-point fall from February.  The April…

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Watch live: Bessent testifies before Senate on Trump’s 2027 budget request

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The request, unveiled last week, seeks $11.5 billion in discretionary spending for the department’s domestic programs — a $1.5 billion decrease from 2026. The drop includes cuts to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and the…

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Cinco de Mayo parade in Chicago’s Little Village canceled again over immigration concerns

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“We remain hopeful that conditions will improve in the future,” one organizer said.

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Watch live: Lutnick testifies before Senate on Commerce Department budget

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on Wednesday morning about President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request and likely fallout from the Supreme Court’s blow to his tariff agenda. The high court in February struck down the bulk of Trump’s emergency import taxes, which the president argued would boost investment…

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Burchett says he’s seen UFO videos that ‘defy any reason’

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday again added to the chorus of lawmakers raising questions about potential sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFO), days after President Trump teased a release of government files on the topic. “These people are seeing something out there,” Burchett told host Elizabeth Vargas on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” referring to…

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California gubernatorial candidates set to square off at Wednesday debate

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The debate will be simulcast on NewsNation and will be livestreamed on The Hill and NewsNationNow.com.

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‘Illegals first’: Senate Republicans blast Schumer’s gambit to force vote on protecting Haitian migrants

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seeks to extend Haitian migrants' Temporary Protected Status for three years, drawing sharp criticism from Senate Republicans.

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Finally, MAGA figured out who the real Donald Trump is

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Most Americans know that the MAGA right is crazy. What’s more interesting is what motivated so many former Trump cronies to turn on him with such unexpected venom.

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To stop the next drug crisis, the U.S. should look abroad

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To stay ahead of the next wave of synthetic drugs, the U.S. must also learn from countries that are often the first to encounter them.

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Live updates: Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz as with peace talks in limbo

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Iran attacked and seized at least two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as peace talks between Iran and the U.S. appear to be on ice. President Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire indefinitely on Tuesday, only hours after saying he had no interest in doing so. What remains unclear is what kind…

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