Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
April 25, 2026

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

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Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term

The president’s weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy.

By Ruth Igielnik

John Phelan, the secretary of the Navy, wearing a blue suit and tie and standing next to a poster with an image of a battleship that reads “Trump Class U.S.S. Defiant.”

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Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster

The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.

By Greg Jaffe and Helene Cooper

Three people raise their right hands in oath in front of waving American flags.

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Justice Dept. Targets Hundreds of Citizens in New Push for Denaturalization

The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.

By Ernesto Londoño and Hamed Aleaziz

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Rachel Mummey for The New York Times

The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans

Vaccine skeptics, “organic moms” and anti-pesticide activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg

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Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them

An internal Pentagon email, reported by the Reuters news agency, suggested Washington was reviewing options to penalize the two nations for insufficiently supporting the war in Iran.

By Stephen Castle and Emma Bubola

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