Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the July 7, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Floods, hurricanes, heat: New poll shows Americans fear rise of extreme weather Susan Page, USA Today Most Americans fear extreme weather is getting worse, a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, a concern underscored by the rising death toll from flash floods in central Texas. As rescuers frantically searched for survivors in Texas Hill Country, a third of those surveyed nationwide last month said they sometimes or often worry that they themselves will be a victim of a disaster like a hurricane, tornado or flood. The poll, taken June 13-15, showed both alarm about worsening weather and skepticism that the world would effectively respond to curb it. Minnesota: TV is most popular source for news, but social media is rising Matt McKinney, The Minnesota Star Tribune [unlocked]
New Jerseyans want renewable energy development prioritized William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, Stockton University
California: Voters Strongly Support Voting Rights Act, Voter Friendly Reforms, and Options to Make Elections More Inclusive Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley Third Party in the USA Kevin Kruse, Campaign Trails Why Trump’s hold on the GOP Congress may threaten its hold on power Ronald Brownstein, CNN The Republican Fever Must Break Jeff Flake, New York Times [unlocked] The Advertisers Spending Big in West Palm Beach Just to Reach Trump Maggie Severns and Anthony DeBarros, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Race to define Trump’s legislation to voters is next political test Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] How Healthcare Cuts in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Affect Americans Dominique Mosbergen, Joseph Walker and Liz Essley Whyte, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Americans Fought Off This Awful Idea in Trump’s Bill Terry Tempest Williams, New York Times [unlocked] Can Democrats Find Their Way on Immigration? Lisa Lerer, Jazmine Ulloa and Reid J. Epstein, New York Times [unlocked] Gov. Tony Evers' re-election decision looms over battleground Wisconsin Adam Edelman, NBC News North Carolina is in play in 2026. But look at what the GOP is up to. Karen Tumulty, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Russia’s ‘anti-woke’ visa lures those fearing a moral decline in the West Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post [unlocked]