Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the January 20, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto, Kabir Khanna, CBS News A majority of Americans are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump, even more so than they were in 2017 before his first term. And most are hopeful about the coming year.
Biden's presidency viewed negatively by most Americans — CBS News poll Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna, CBS News
What one thing do you remember most about Joe Biden’s presidency? Ruth Igielnik and Christine Zhang, New York Times [unlocked]
CNN Poll: Most Democrats think their party needs major change, while the GOP coalesces around Trump Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN
Americans favor deporting undocumented immigrants, until they're asked how Margaret Talev and Russell Contreras, Axios
Checking In on America’s Vibes as Trump Takes the Stage Michelle Cottle, New York Times [unlocked]
Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher Paul Kiernan and Anthony DeBarros, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, New York Times [unlocked] Defiance Is Out, Deference Is In: Trump Returns to a Different Washington Peter Baker, New York Times [unlocked] Trump's 2nd term brings hope but also fear. Here's what he's promised to focus on Domenico Montanaro, NPR News DOGE: Dangerous Oligarchs Grab Everything Don Moynihan, Can We Still Govern? What the TikTok saga teaches us about platform power in politics Henry Farrell (Johns Hopkins), Good Authority Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? Ezra Klein, New York Times [unlocked] Explaining the 2024 election's exaggerated mandate vibes Julia Azari, Good Politics/Bad Politics Why Biden failed Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin Defining Mediocrity Down Joe Klein, Sanity Clause A Different World: Enduring Effects of School Desegregation on Ideology and Attitudes Ethan Kaplan, Jorg L. Spenkuch & Cody Tuttle, National Bureau of Economic Research
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Mike Schmidt: If Past Is Prologue, Buckle Up
Impolitic with John HeilemannJoe Biden's complicated legacy
Consider This from NPR