Trump's deportation program nets positive approval amid contrasting views over its scope, CBS News poll finds Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Kabir Khanna, CBS News Views of the Trump administration's deportation program headed into this weekend with positive net approval from Americans, including continued strong backing from the Republican base — but also heavily shaped by contrasting views about which people, and how many, are being targeted for deportation. Views of the national economy have stabilized a bit — they aren't majority positive (and have not been for years), but are off the 2025 lows they hit late this past winter. Support for new tariffs in general remains net negative.
Gender Gaps on Abortion Reach Historic Highs Lydia Saad, Gallup
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Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic Carolina Arteaga (U. of Toronto) & Victoria Barone (U. of Notre Dame), National Bureau of Economic Research Post-Pandemic Global Inflation, Disinflation, and Central Bank Policy Responses: A Review of the Facts, Empirical Findings, and their Implications for Monetary Policy Framework Assessments Richard H. Clarid (Columbia), National Bureau of Economic Research
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