Trump scores better marks with the public on immigration than the economy AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research It’s been over two months since Donald Trump retook office. Perceptions of his performance are mixed, especially when compared with his first term. About half of adults approve of how Trump is handling immigration, exceeding his approval on the issue during his first term. But 40% approve of his handling of the economy, dropping to its lowest level since December of 2017.
Extreme Weather Affects Sharply More in Western U.S. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration Elisa Shearer, Michael Lipka, Katerina Eva Matsa, Emily Tomasik and Sarah Naseer, Pew Research Center
Voters increasingly disapprove of Trump’s trade handling ahead of tariff rollout Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult A Majority of Americans Oppose Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Langston Morris, Navigator Research
Will Americans Support Trump's Plan To Hike Tariffs On Foreign Goods? The Answer Is 'Maybe': I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights
Republicans are acting like there’s a Blue Wave coming Eli McKown-Dawson, Silver Bulletin Democrats May Be Down, but Their Appetite for Voting Hasn’t Dimmed Nate Cohn, New York Times Wisconsin Republicans Have An Off-Year Turnout Problem Lakshya Jain and Giacomo Pensa, Split Ticket
A Political Proxy War in Wisconsin Nate Moore, The Liberal Patriot Democrats quietly worry their Musk-focused message in Wisconsin isn’t resonating with voters of color Brakkton Booker, Politico Trump's strongest soldiers Patrick Ruffini, The Intersection FOCUS GROUPS: Black Male Voters and the Trump Phenomenon The Great Transformation with Mike Madrid ‘Our 2028 Nominee Will Need to Come From America, Not Washington’ Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times [unlocked] What America could look like a decade from now Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] America’s Future Is Hungary Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic [unlocked] Trump Has Taught Us That It’s All About the Bribe and Bullet Jonah Blank, Washington Monthly U.S. democracy is under attack. Here are some lessons for democracy’s defenders. Jennifer McCoy, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Kenneth Roberts and Murat Somer, Good Authority Trump Cannot Win His War on History David W. Blight (Organization of American Historians), New York Times [unlocked] America Has Never Been Wealthier. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Feel That Way. Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times [unlocked] Something worse could be coming for the economy than a recession Heather Long, Washington Post [unlocked] When Information Affects Attitudes: The Effectiveness of Targeting Attitude-Relevant Beliefs Yamil Velez, Patrick Liu and Scott Clifford, APSA Preprints
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Beyond the Polls with Henry OlsenThe House Ranks, Divided
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CBS NewsHarry Enten runs the numbers on competitive race for House seat in Florida
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