CBS News poll: Economy views better than winter, but Americans feel concern more than secure about finances Jennifer De Pinto and Fred Backus, CBS News Summer begins with Americans' economy ratings continuing to get a bit brighter than they were this winter — though still not good — with their outlook more mixed. But feelings of financial concern and stress are more prevalent than feelings of being secure.
Americans’ Views on How to Address the Impacts of Extreme Weather Alec Tyson and Brian Kennedy, Pew Research Center
Just 22% of Americans agree with Trump’s policy on Afrikaner refugees Andrew Romano, Yahoo News
The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today Rachel Minkin, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Luona Lin and Dana Braga, Pew Research Center
Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular Galen Stocking, Regina Widjaya, Luxuan Wang and Naomi Forman-Katz, Pew Research Center
The partisan divide over higher education is deeper than you think Christopher Ellis (Bucknell), Good Authority The Grift that Keeps on Giving Erica Seifert, Navigator Research For These Trump Voters, a Rubber-Stamp Congress Is a Key Demand Annie Karni, New York Times [unlocked] I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge. David Brooks, New York Times [unlocked] The Trade Emperor Has Always Been Stark Naked Paul Krugman Trump’s Flurry of Pardons Signals a Wholesale Effort to Redefine Crime Glenn Thrush, New York Times [unlocked] This state swung toward Trump. But now Democrats want a governor to fight him. Hannah Knowles, Washington Post [unlocked] The House: A Big Sort Lowers the Odds of a Big Wave Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball The uncomfortable truth about Democrats' problem reaching male voters Michael A. Cohen, MSNBC Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI Rodney Coates (Miami University), The Conversation America Let Its Military-Industrial Might Wither. China’s Is Booming. Jon Emont, Daniel Michaels, Ming Li and Jason French, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Harrison Ruffin Tyler, preserver of Virginia history and grandson of 10th US president, dies at 96 Associated Press
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