CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten joins to discuss recent polling and why Trump’s honeymoon period didn’t last long. NPR reports that 114 immigrants were arrested in a raid at a Colorado nightclub on Sunday. Meanwhile, a judge in Milwaukee was arrested for allegedly helping a man evade immigration authorities at a courthouse. Toronto Star columnist Althia Raj breaks down what’s at stake as Canadians head to the polls for federal elections today. Plus, an SUV rammed into crowds at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Trump and Zelenskyy met at the Vatican before Pope Francis’s funeral, and Wrexham AFC moved one step closer to the Premier League. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
Chapter 1: What is the focus of today's episode?
Good morning. It's Monday, April 28th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, how Americans feel about Trump's first 100 days in office, a major election in Canada, and Wrexham, the Welsh soccer club, is just one step away from the Premier League. But first, there have been some big immigration crackdowns across the country in recent days.
Chapter 2: What recent immigration crackdowns have occurred?
Yesterday in Colorado, NPR reports 114 immigrants were arrested at a nightclub. Drug Enforcement Administration officials on X said those individuals were placed on buses for processing and likely eventual deportation. NPR is calling it one of the largest single-day arrests of people without legal status since Trump returned to office.
And in Florida, ICE arrested close to 800 immigrants in a week-long effort. The arrests started a week ago and marked the first time federal agents worked in partnership with local law enforcement in Florida under a formal agreement to make immigration arrests. And some other major immigration stories made headlines, too.
Chapter 3: What charges were brought against Judge Hannah Dugan?
On Friday, the FBI arrested a judge in Milwaukee for allegedly escorting a man out of a side door when she learned ICE agents were waiting for him. The man, an immigrant who had a deportation order against him and was in court on battery charges, was later apprehended after being chased on foot.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is charged with obstructing and impeding an immigration proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest. Dugan appeared in court on Friday and was released on bail. FBI Director Kash Patel posted an image on X of Dugan being arrested, writing, quote, No one is above the law.
Her arrest drew immediate backlash from Democratic leaders and sparked protests in Wisconsin. Over the weekend, hundreds gathered outside different FBI offices in Milwaukee in support of Dugan and immigrants.
Regarding the charges against Dugan, MSNBC legal analyst and former top DOJ prosecutor Andrew Weissman was on the network saying that in addition to a tough legal case for the government, what this was really about is sending a message.
I can't imagine this case is going to hold up. for a whole variety of factual and legal reasons. It's going to be so hard to prove, even if you could somehow show this was the judge's intent, was to obstruct. Why would you possibly do this? And the answer is because we want to send a signal to the judiciary. And that's what you shouldn't be doing.
That is fighting the last branch of government to oppose the executive branch.
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Dugan's arrest on Fox News, saying the DOJ is sending a, quote, very strong message to judges that they will be prosecuted if they obstruct the administration's efforts. And lastly, three children from two different families, a two-year-old, a four-year-old, and a seven-year-old, all of whom are U.S. citizens, were deported on Friday.
The Washington Post reports the children were all deported with their mothers to Honduras. The Post also reports the four-year-old has stage four cancer and was removed without medication or the chance for their family to talk to their doctor beforehand.
The father of the two-year-old also sought to stop the deportation in an emergency court filing on Thursday, but the removal flight had already taken off by the time the court opened the next morning. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about these deportations directly on Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. He refuted the notion that anything nefarious happened.
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Chapter 4: What is the public's opinion of Trump's first 100 days?
Overall, he's certainly in the negative. He's in the red.
Chapter 5: How has Trump's approval rating changed?
But just remember, it's early. We're just about 100 days into a four-year term. Now to Canada, where voters go to the polls today to elect a new government in the middle of one of the most dramatic political turnarounds in recent memory. Just three months ago, the conservative candidate, Pierre Poliev, appeared to be headed toward a landslide victory that would make him the next prime minister.
The previous prime minister, Justin Trudeau, resigned back in January as his popularity plummeted. And around that time, Polyev had a 20-point lead, with his Canada First platform and a political style that's somewhat similar to President Trump's.
But it was Trump's presidency, and specifically the global trade war he started, which heavily hit Canada with a 25% tariff on all imports, that turned the political climate on its head. And now this election between Polyev and the current prime minister, Mark Carney, from the Liberal Party, is much more of a toss-up.
This is an election like no other in Canadian history. The polls have swung like 30 points. We've never seen anything like this.
That's Toronto Star columnist and political journalist Althea Raj, who's been deeply embedded with both campaigns. She says Polyev still has a path to victory, but it's Carney who now has the polling edge, in large part, Raj says, due to Trump.
And not just that he came back in the White House and his divisive rhetoric that reminded people that maybe Mr. Polyev, the conservative leader, resembles Donald Trump, but it was his threats to annex Canada, his talk of Canada as the 51st state, the sense of Canadian pride, thinking, how are we as a country going to defend ourselves against Donald Trump?
And Mark Carney and the liberals who had the benefit of incumbency grabbed on to Donald Trump threat and presented themselves as the party who could be trusted because they are nothing like Donald Trump.
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Chapter 6: What issues are affecting Trump's popularity?
Carney previously led the banks of Canada and England, and he likes to say he is a pragmatist, not a politician. Raj says he has tried to present himself as the candidate of unity, whereas Polyev considers himself the change candidate. And Carney has been successful at pulling otherwise conservative-leaning voters toward the center.
And because the threat seems to be on the economy, how to manage Canada's economy if we are no longer dependent on the Americans, he has the best CV that could guide Canada through this crisis.
Both parties are offering tough-on-Trump policies. They've each said they want to diversify energy supplies away from the U.S., both want more money for defense, and both have promised retaliatory tariffs and support for the industries that have been hit hardest by Trump's tariffs. Trump has a clear favorite candidate, and it's not who you might expect. He has praised Carney and attacked Polyev.
But regardless of the shadow he has cast on these campaigns so far, Raj points out many of the challenges Canada's next prime minister will inherit are longstanding issues that predate Trump's presidency.
We don't have enough houses for the number of people that we have. We have the stress on social services. We are running structural deficits. I think there will also be hang-ups just in terms of political ideology, just like we see in the United States in terms of political division. We have a lot of Canadians are not reading the same news anymore.
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Chapter 7: Why is the economy a critical issue for Trump?
They don't believe in the same set of facts, and that means that they don't believe that the same problems exist.
Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Continuing in Canada, authorities in Vancouver say at least 11 people are dead after a man in an SUV rammed into a crowd Saturday night during the Filipino Lapu-Lapu Day Festival. Vancouver police ruled out terrorism and say the suspect, who is in custody, has a history of mental health issues.
Vancouver's interim police chief called it the, quote, darkest day in Vancouver's history. Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday, but some of the focus at the Vatican centered on President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who held war talks in the halls of St. Peter's Basilica just before the funeral started.
It was the first time the two leaders met face-to-face since a disastrous Oval Office meeting where Trump berated Zelensky in front of reporters in February. Trump and Zelensky both called the meeting productive. Afterward, Trump openly questioned whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to strike a peace deal with Ukraine and floated the idea of new sanctions against Russia.
Secretary Rubio said Sunday on NBC this will be a critical week that will determine whether the U.S. remains in talks to end the war. Meanwhile, Russia carried out drone attacks and airstrikes on Ukraine just hours after Zelensky and Trump met. And finally, to European soccer. On Sunday, Liverpool captured its record-tying 20th English Premier League title.
The season began with big doubts for the club as its longtime manager left. The team, however, was able to capture the league title convincingly with four matches left to play in the season. Meanwhile, it was also a big day for Wrexham, who are now just one step away from the Premier League as the team secured its third straight promotion on Sunday.
The Welsh club's celebrity owners, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are credited with breathing new life not only into the long-ailing club, but the city of Wrexham itself. You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got an episode of our weekly interview show in conversation for you.
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