How Americans rate Donald Trump's handling of 52 issues Taylor Orth, YouGov Americans are more likely to disapprove than approve of Donald Trump's handling of dozens of issues, a new survey finds. The survey measured opinions on 52 issues (each respondent was asked about a random sample of 26), and found that for 48 of the issues, Trump's net approval — meaning the share who strongly or somewhat approve of how he is handling the issue minus the share who disapprove — was negative.
Inflation Expectations Mixed; Financial Outlook for Households Deteriorates Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Republicans have become more likely since 2024 to trust information from news outlets, social media Elisa Shearer and Kirsten Eddy, Pew Research Center
“If you can break the Constitution, what’s to stop us from being a dictatorship?” – Michigan independent Erica Seifert, Navigator Research California: Growing economic pessimism, especially among the state’s Democrats Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll Tennesseans aligned in opposition to federal funding cuts, deeply divided on presidential powers Vanderbilt University Texas: Favorability Ratings and a Republican Senate Primary on the Horizon Texas Public Opinion Research
Michigan: Majority Oppose Medicaid Cuts Michigan Health & Hospital Association The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic [unlocked] How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy? Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way and Daniel Ziblatt, New York Times [unlocked] How the House became this spineless Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked]
The democrats who will save us are not the ones in office Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post [unlocked] GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot Ashley Lopez, NPR News Lessons From World War II to Avoid World War III Jan Lipavský, Margus Tsahkna, Baiba Braže, Kęstutis Budrys, Mihai Popşoi, Radosław Sikorski and Andrii Sybiha, New York Times [unlocked] Most Washington, D.C., residents favor using city funds on a new NFL stadium, poll finds Nicki Jhabvala, Jenny Gathright, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement, Washington Post [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
PLAYLIST
Back on the Track with Steve Kornacki
Beyond the Polls with Henry OlsenLet's talk about the political power of Gen Z women
It's Been a MinuteAshley Parker & Michael Scherer: It’s Good to Be the King
Impolitic with John HeilemannI Want My Country Back (with Phil Wang)
Strong Message Here