Most of the Public Oppose Major Federal Cuts to Health Agencies and Programs and Say They Have Been Made “Recklessly” KFF As the Trump administration and Congress pursue broad cuts to federal health agencies and budgets, most of the public, including some Republicans, oppose deep budget and staffing cuts to federal health programs and agencies, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Across a range of questions, large majorities of Democrats and independents oppose the Trump administration’s major cuts to federal health agencies and programs, while Republicans are more supportive.
Six in 10 Americans Support US Participation in a Nuclear Agreement with Iran Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
How Americans describe Trump's term so far in 1 word Christine Filer, ABC News Is U.S. Democracy on the Ropes? Marist Institute for Public Opinion
Trump's approval steady, concerns over economy, immigration rise, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Anxious, Discouraged, Exhausted: The First 100 Days Erica Seifert, Navigator Research
Latinos worry more than other U.S. adults about deportations Luis Noe-Bustamante, Pew Research Center
Most Americans oppose trans women competing in female sports, including 2 of 3 in Gen Z Marquise Francis, NBC News Most U.S. Catholics Say They Want the Church To Be ‘More Inclusive’ Pew Research Center
America gave Trump another chance. He’s blowing it. Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] 7 poll numbers that sum up Trump’s first 100 days Aaron Blake, Washington Post [unlocked] The Trump Voters Who Like What They See Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic [unlocked] Big troubles lie ahead for Trump Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill The New Deal Is a Stinging Rebuke to Trump and Trumpism Jamelle Bouie, New York Times [unlocked] Trump Says He’s Off to Best Start as President. The Economy Says Something Else Mark Niquette and Gregory Korte, Bloomberg [unlocked]
New economic data signal a coming recession G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers The Governors, Part One: Democrats Start as Favorites in 2025 New Jersey and Virginia Races J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball 100 Ways in 100 Days: How States are Defending the Rule of Law in the New Trump Administration States United Which defines you best — your state and its symbols or your political party? Deborah J. Schildkraut (Tufts), Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo]
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How Bad Is It?: Andrew Marantz on the Health of Our Democracy
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The Official Language of the United States
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How Americans describe Trump's term so far in 1 word
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Hispanic voters' Trump support on the decline, polls show
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In Springfield, Looming Trump Deportations Are Making Things 'Difficult'
Wall Street Journal