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| Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 28, and Bruce Springsteen played a nearly three-hour show in D.C. last night. He spent some time taunting the White House. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | U.S. forces carried out a strike on an Iranian drone launch site. | - Early this morning: Military officials said the U.S. struck the site after shooting down four attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it launched a retaliatory strike.
- At a Cabinet meeting yesterday: President Donald Trump said elections this fall won’t pressure him into making a deal with Iran, declaring: “I don’t care about the midterms.”
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 | Trump’s approval rating is plunging among his White working-class base. | | | Some of the factory workers The Post spoke to at a bar in Willowick, Ohio, were reconsidering their support for Trump. (Matthew Chasney for The Post) | - In several polls: The group that voted to reelect Trump by a huge margin is now net-negative on how he’s handling his job. They join other Americans across demographic lines.
- A Post exclusive: Officials have pressed the office responsible for printing the nation’s money to design a $250 bill featuring a portrait of Trump. See a mock-up of the note here.
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 | Immigration officers have begun making new requests of green-card applicants. | | |
 | An ex-CIA official allegedly stole $40 million in gold bars from the agency. | - According to prosecutors: David J. Rush stashed 303 bars in his Virginia home, and misled superiors about his military and educational background. He was arrested last week.
- Why it matters: Intelligence agency employees are supposed to undergo rigorous background checks. This case may raise major questions about the efficacy of those checks.
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 | Some home buyers are giving up hope that mortgage rates will fall. | | | Mortgage rates have started climbing again. Source: Freddie Mac. (Julie Z. Weil/The Post) | - The market is in a slump: A combination of higher-than-expected mortgage rates, high inflation and widespread job insecurity have caused many would-be buyers to hesitate.
- Should you buy now? We asked the experts. They said you shouldn’t count on mortgage rates coming down significantly this year, but it could still be a pretty good time to buy.
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 | Just four minutes of exercise a day could help control blood sugar. | - In a study: People with Type 2 diabetes improved their blood sugar control with four bursts of exertion each day. These “exercise snacks” can help anyone — here’s what to do.
- Feel tired all the time? Thyroid problems can mimic the signs of aging and other conditions, leading people to delay treatment. These are the symptoms to look out for.
- One more thing: GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may be reshaping the brain, scientists say.
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 | What’s the secret to a happy relationship? We asked some long-married couples. | | | Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman on their wedding day. (Courtesy of the Gottmans) | |
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