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May 26 1200 UTC Brief
In U.S. politics
Donald Trump’s approval rating has slipped to 37 percent in a new Strength In Numbers and Verasight poll, with 60 percent disapproving. The same survey shows Democrats ahead on the generic congressional ballot, 51 to 43 among registered voters, and 51 to 41 among all adults.
Trump is also set for physical and dental exams at Walter Reed, his third checkup there in 13 months, which is a lot of medical traffic for a man still trying to project total invincibility. In Georgia, Republican gubernatorial front-runner Burt Jones is openly bragging about his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election, treating it like a résumé item instead of a warning label.
In the UK and Northern Ireland
The trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has begun, with a jury sworn in and Donaldson pleading not guilty to all 18 charges, including rape. Separately, searches have started for the remains of Seamus Maguire, one of the disappeared, in a case authorities believe involved murder and secret burial.
In London, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has backed a ban on social media for under-16s as the government’s consultation closes, saying regulators and politicians have been “asleep at the wheel.” That debate has been sharpened by the father of Mia Janin, who is calling for tougher action against social media firms after an inquest found she was bullied on Snapchat and TikTok before taking her own life.
Also in England, new figures show a sharp rise in rapists avoiding prison, with 114 people convicted of rape spared custody last year, up from 69 in 2022. The government has launched an urgent review after three teenage rapists were spared jail, which is the kind of outcome that tends to force the issue.
In business
Ferrari shares fell after the company unveiled its first electric car, the Luce, a minimalist design by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive. The model starts at $640,000, promises a 329-mile range and a 0 to 100 km/h time of 2.5 seconds, but some analysts questioned whether it still looks enough like a Ferrari to keep the faithful calm.
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