Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 31, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Americans want Trump's focus more on prices, not tariffs; most approve of deportation efforts — CBS News poll Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Kabir Khanna and Fred Backus, CBS News After a week that brought tough economic news and polling showing Americans' views of the economy are still sour, most say President Trump has focused too much on tariffs — which they believe will end up raising prices — and not enough on lowering prices. Views on Mr. Trump's efforts to reduce the federal workforce are evenly split in the country.
The hidden trend behind Latinos’ shift toward Trump Jessica Piper, Ally Mutnick and Paroma Soni, Politico
Doomsday for the Dems? Lauren Egan, The Bulwark Musk Puts Himself at Center Stage in Wisconsin Court Election Theodore Schleifer, New York Times [unlocked] A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans Emily Cochrane, New York Times [unlocked]
Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices Peter Nicholas and Sahil Kapur, NBC News For Trump, Recent Setbacks Are a Price Worth Paying for Radical Change Tarini Parti and Alex Leary, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed Eric Tucker and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The Democrats Who Are Fighting—and Winning—Against Trump in Court Eliza Collins and John McCormick, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump Wanted an Apology. He Got Maine’s No-Nonsense Governor Instead. Zusha Elinson, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] DOGE wants businesses to run government services ‘as much as possible’ Elizabeth Dwoskin, Jeff Stein, Hannah Natanson and Jacob Bogage, Washington Post [unlocked] Make No Mistake: Trump and Musk are Going After Social Security Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box Trump’s Latest Bid to Rewrite Reality Jill Lawrence, The Bulwark What Ocasio-Cortez Wants for the Democrats Michelle Cottle, New York Times [unlocked] Anti-American Sentiment Rises in Europe as Trump Fuels Anger Maggie Shiltagh, Bloomberg The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Affordable Care Act: Varying Impacts on Coverage Over Time and Place Gabriella Aboulafia, Jonathan Gruber & Benjamin D. Sommers, National Bureau of Economic Research This Is Your Brain on Politics Jennifer Szalai, New York Times [unlocked]
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A Potential Democratic Upset in Florida, and More Upcoming House Specials w/ Erin Covey of the Cook Political
The Inside Elections PodcastPeter Baker & Susan Glasser: Moscow on the Potomac
Impolitic with John Heilemann