Trump’s approval rating declines Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult The president’s approval rating stands at 46%, down from 48% over the past two weeks. A slim majority (51%) disapprove of his job performance, which is unchanged from last week. Though voters are only 2 percentage points more likely to trust Republicans in Congress than their Democratic counterparts to handle the economy (45% to 43%), it’s the GOP’s largest advantage on the question since late March. Trump’s Ratings Edge Higher As Good News Eclipses Negative Media Coverage: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, Issues & Insights
2 key findings on Democrats’ brand problem from the new CNN poll Aaron Blake, CNN Young people are skeptical of the American Dream Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Pinpoint Policy Institute Quarterly Economic Tracking Poll Fabrizio Ward
Americans Continue to Disapprove of Trump’s Handling of the Economy Camille Keene, Navigator Research
New Messaging Guidance on Unaffordability House Majority Forward 2024 Election Post-Mortem: Latter-day Saints Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion
"Trump voters did/didn't vote for *this*" is neither accurate nor useful Seth Masket, Tusk Does the Working Class Vote Against Its Interests? Justin Vassallo, The Liberal Patriot Striking down tariffs for good would be a gift to Trump and Republicans Douglas E. Schoen and Carly Cooperman (Schoen Cooperman Research), The Hill Why Cultural Decline in the U.S. Is a Threat to Democracy Jonathan Sumption, New York Times [unlocked] Trump and Allies Sell Domestic Policy Bill With Falsehoods Linda Qiu, New York Times [unlocked] DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite Hannah Natanson, Washington Post [unlocked] An authoritarian came for my university. His objective was clear. Michael Ignatieff, Washington Post [unlocked] The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, The Atlantic [unlocked] After Bashing "DEI Hires," Can Nonwhite Republicans Win? Justin Brown, Battleground The One Type of Democratic Identity Politics That Will Actually Work Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect Democrats begin the long 2028 campaign in South Carolina, ‘for whatever reason’ David Weigel, Semafor Consumers Are Financing Their Groceries. What Does It Say About the Economy? Julie Creswell, New York Times [unlocked]
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One Big Unpopular Bill
GD POLITICSInterview with Michael Podhorzer about a data-driven approach to covering Trump G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's budget and GOP support for cuts PBS NewsHour