Strong support for authority of courts in cases involving president Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll • The U.S. president must obey rulings by either the Supreme Court or lower federal courts; majorities oppose call to impeach judges. • Majority say President Trump lacks power to freeze spending and close agencies; presidents should not have power to make laws if Congress fails to act. • Approval of the Supreme Court remains above 50%, rising from below 50% in 2022-2024.
Trump's approval rating ticks lower, economic concerns weigh, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters [via Yahoo] AAPI adults are concerned about changes to college landscape and intergenerational progress AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds Terry Tang and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Associated Press Most Oppose Tax Cuts for the Rich Rachael Russell, Navigator Research
Voters Do Not Support the GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Tax and Spending Proposals Data for Progress Voters Want Trump to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza — Not Israel's Military Operation Data for Progress The 2024 election was even weirder than we thought Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket), Washington Post [unlocked]
How the New Catalist Report on 2024 Compares to the Exit Polls Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
The Re-Emerging Anti-MAGA Majority Michael Podhorzer, Weekend Reading The MAGA Movement’s Empty Vision of the Future Jamelle Bouie, New York Times [unlocked] These 7 executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history Bill Chappell, NPR News Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat Nicholas Kristof, New York Times [unlocked] The Trump Family’s Money-Making Machine Max Abelson and Annie Massa, Bloomberg [unlocked] The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker, The Atlantic [unlocked] How the GOP Can Win Medicaid Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Republicans must ensure 2026 isn’t 2018 David Winston (Winston Group), Roll Call Attack ads in New Jersey governor's race link a top Democrat to Elon Musk Bridget Bowman, NBC News Republican gains among Latino voters face 2026 test in California Daniela Altimari, Roll Call Less Partisan but No More Competent: Expressive Responding and Fact-Opinion Discernment Matthew H Graham (Temple) and Omer Yair (Reichman), Public Opinion Quarterly Looking back at election forecasts Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill
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