An Extra-Embarrassing White House Correspondents’ Dinner Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the “enemy of the people”?

The Atlantic today:

An Extra-Embarrassing White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the “enemy of the people”?

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Map shows Trump's approval rating in every state after 15 months The president is underwater in every swing state, though the margins are relatively narrow rather than overwhelming.

Almost exactly 15 months into his second term, Trump's national approval rating stands at 37 percent, with 58 percent disapproving and 5 percent neutral, according to Civiqs data from 99,409 registered voters' responses between January 20, 2025, and April 20, 2026.

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"Indifference is dangerous, whether innocent or not."

-- Pope Francis, who died #OTD 2025

"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life."

-- Prince, who died #OTD 2016

Today's cartoon by Nick Anderson.

"According to a deeply alarming new report in The Atlantic by Sarah Fitzpatrick, FBI Director Kash Patel has spent his tenure as director bouncing between paranoia, erratic behavior, unexplained absences and what multiple sources described as excessive drinking."

Today's cartoon by Nick Anderson.

"Crash Patel"

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.

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Will U.S. Consumers See Refunds From Trump’s Tariffs?

A new claim system is being put in place to refund money paid by businesses as part of Trump’s tariffs. But consumers? Not so much.

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Trump, who attended a royal banquet with Murdoch last year, just made a tribute video for Murdoch's 95th birthday, and whose daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner attended the bday party, calls Murdoch's Wall Street Journal "absolutely horrendous and disgusting"

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the administration announced Monday, after a series of alleged abuses of her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will leave administration amid misconduct allegations The former Oregon congresswoman is the third member of Trump’s Cabinet -- all women -- to step down during his second term.

"amid misconduct allegations":

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will leave administration amid misconduct allegations

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves Trump cabinet, Keith Sonderling takes over Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said.

Breaking news:

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves Trump cabinet, Keith Sonderling takes over

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The giant video screen behind the podium showed this image of the “Trump White House Resort and Casino.”

Bingo!

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust The document purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.

"But the Weaponization Working Group has discovered very little “weaponization” at all..."

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Trump approval hits new low as young Republicans break away over economy President Donald Trump has faced a significant slide in support throughout the Iran war.

Trump Approval Hits New Low as Young Republicans Break Away Over Economy

- Newsweek

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President Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.

The 11 most challenged books of 2025, according to the American Library Association The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

NPR:

The 11 most challenged books of 2025, according to the American Library Association

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Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with 'Sold' topping the list The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs. Efforts to remove titles have become more coordinated and politicized.

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.

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Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.

"This latest case is just another example of the utter contempt with which they hold not just history but the rights of their fellow citizens to hold them to account,"

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He continually spews Nazi rhetoric.

Replete with Nazi rhetoric:

Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over alcohol abuse claims The Atlantic article claimed that FBI Director Kash Patel "has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences."

Discovery should be interesting:

Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over alcohol abuse claims

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The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

"As of this spring, Voyager 1 is more than 15 billion miles from Earth. At that distance, a radio signal traveling at the speed of light takes more than 23 hours to reach the probe one way..."

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This teaching method, backed by conservatives, is on the rise Classical schools focus on Western content and American ideals. “We are going to honor the creation of our flag. We are going to honor George Washington,” one principal said.

"Classical education’s newfound popularity comes as the Trump administration seeks to promote patriotism and frames criticism of the darker chapters of U.S. history as un-American..."

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Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?

Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money

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MAGA Increasingly Believes Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake President Trump’s base seems to be turning against him like never before.

MAGA Increasingly Believes Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake

President Trump’s base seems to be turning against him like never before.

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Did Donald Trump Promise Iran $20 Billion? If So—Is that Treason? On Earth One, no—it’s Iran’s money, after all. But on MAGA Earth, if Biden or Obama had done it …

The New Republic today:

Did Donald Trump Promise Iran $20 Billion? If So—Is that Treason?

On Earth One, no—it’s Iran’s money, after all. But on MAGA Earth, if Biden or Obama had done it …

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Trump Accidentally Admits What He Really Thinks of MAGA Voters As Trump rages at ex-allies in revealing outbursts, the author of a piece on Trump and the global right explains how he’s shrinking MAGA—and politically damaging himself and the GOP.

The New Republic today:

Trump Accidentally Admits What He Really Thinks of MAGA Voters

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DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny DOJ official Harmeet K. Dhillon wrote that she is seeking ballots to investigate election law compliance. Democratic state officials call the request baseless.

"The push to collect thousands of election records in swing states is part of a sweeping effort by President Donald Trump and his administration to scrutinize elections that has cast doubt on how they are run..."

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