Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found. Some 42% of respondents to the six-day poll approved of Trump's performance as president. Some 83% of the 4,306 respondents said that the U.S. president must obey federal court rulings even if he doesn't want to.
Americans' Economic, Financial Expectations Sink in April Lydia Saad, Gallup
Satisfaction Declines for Wage Compensation, Nonwage Benefits, and Promotion Opportunities Federal Reserve Bank of New York What Americans think about the late Pope Francis David Montgomery, YouGov
New York State: Hochul Sees Jump in Favorability/Approval/Re-elect Ratings Siena College Research Institute Arizona: Race for governor Bryon Allen, Pulse Decision Science College and Other Pathways: Key Takeaways From Online Focus Groups The Chronicle of Higher Education Trends in Feeling Unhappy: Private and Public Experiences Claude Fischer, Made in America
As Trump and courts battle over his policies, Americans back judicial authority Matthew Levendusky and Shawn Patterson, NBC News
Trump Is Insatiable Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times [unlocked] Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism Frank Langfitt, NPR News Why Democrats should keep talking about immigration Michael Tesler, (UC Irvine), Good Authority How Democrats Won Wisconsin In 2025: Turnout Lakshya Jain and Armin Thomas, Split Ticket
2024 Election Post-Mortem: Evangelicals Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion
Why Trump’s 100-Day Blitz May Lead to a Historic Bust Doug Sosnik, New York Times [unlocked]
Polls aren’t going to save us from Trump Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post [unlocked] Trump never cared about inflation Rick Newman, Yahoo Finance Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal Hannah Erin Lang, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] There’s only one way the U.S. avoids a recession Heather Long, Washington Post [unlocked]
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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The Data Trends That Define This Moment
GD POLITICSTrump’s Lawlessness + Showdown With SCOTUS Looming?
The Chuck ToddCastAmericans are more pessimistic on the stock market than any time since 2023
CNBC49% say across-the-board tariffs are a bad idea, CNBC survey finds
CNBCTrump Tariffs Are Attacking the U.S. Trade Deficit—Does It Need Fixing?
Wall Street JournalTamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democrats split over how to oppose Trump's agenda
PBS NewsHour