Should Federal Judges Have The Power To Block Presidential Actions? Yes, Most Voters Say: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights Federal judges have recently halted a number of President Donald Trump's executive orders and White House initiatives, setting off a firestorm of debate over how far judges' power should go. As it turns out, most Americans of virtually all political persuasions think that judges should have the power to delay a president's moves, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows.
Trump posts best approval rating in months Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult No Majority Demand for Deregulation Frank Newport, Gallup
Support for stricter environmental regulations outweighs opposition in a majority of states Rebecca Leppert, Pew Research Center
Younger Men in the U.S. Among the Loneliest in West Benedict Vigers, Gallup New CfG Battleground Poll Shows Voters Want Vulnerable House Republicans To Cut Taxes & Reform Medicare Will Mitola, Club for Growth What Happened In 2024 Catalist
A Comprehensive New Data Analysis Into Why Harris Lost in 2024 Amy Walter, Cook Political Report with Amy Walter Voters don’t like Democrats. It may not matter for the midterms. Armin Thomas and Max McCall (Split Ticket), Washington Post [unlocked]
Is Trump’s base racist? Social scientists begin to weigh in Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle The 2024 Elections: How “Wedge Lies” are fuelling democratic backsliding in the US LSE USAPP The Talented Mr. Vance George Packer, The Atlantic [unlocked] Trump’s Next Move After the Law Firms Surrender Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times [unlocked] The Effects of Tariffs on Inflation and Production Costs Bart Hobijn and Fernanda Nechio, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
House Republicans need to break some streaks to hold their majority in 2026 Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024 Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic [via Yahoo]
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