For the first time, Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached 50 percent in the national weekly NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll, released Tuesday morning, reports The Hill. Indeed, Trump is gunning to win all five of Tuesday’s primary contests in five northeastern states, according to Politico.

• Daily Beast: Skinheads Come Out in Full Force for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
• Newsmax: Trump Already Fed Up With Manafort
• CNN:  Pennsylvania’s Wild Card Delegates Could Make Or Break Donald Trump
• WashTimes: Billionaire Donors Leaving GOP In Limbo
• Breitbart: Exclusive Data Analysis: Democrat Turnout Collapses Down More Than 4.5 Million, Nearly 20 Percent in 2016 Versus 2008
  

The remaining presidential candidates of both Republican and Democratic parties are scurrying to bolster their presence in a number of Northeastern states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island) that comprise Tuesday’s “Acela primary” (named after the Washington-to-Boston Amtrak train), which offers a large number of delegates, reports CNN.

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• Politico: Meet the Vigilantes Who Patrol Trump’s Rallies
• WashTimes: Hillary Clinton’s Poll Numbers Continue Fall Among Voters
• The Hill: Inhofe: I Support Kasich So He Can Be Trump’s VP
• WashExaminer: Report: Children of Refugees Get More Federal Benefits Than Poor US Kids

Donald Trump aide Paul Manafort told GOP party leaders at the Republican National Committee’s big meeting in Florida that Trump will become a more traditional candidate with a broad appeal to the electorate, reports CBS.

• Reuters: Unpopularity of Clinton, Trump Puts Spotlight on Potential Running Mates
• WashTimes: Ted Cruz Slams Donald Trump’s ‘PC’ Stance On Transgender Public Bathrooms
• The Hill: Trump On Cabinet: I’d Love To Have Rubio Involved
• Politico: Private Polls Reveal A Trump-Cruz Indiana Dogfight
• WashExaminer: NRA: Hillary Threatens Home Self Defense With New Gun Attack