Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the July 14, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
‘Beautiful’ or ‘Ugly,’ Trump’s big bill shapes the battle for House control in 2026 midterms Bill Barrow, Jonathan J. Cooper and Jack Brook, Associated Press
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ frames the defining debate for 2026 Ronald Brownstein, CNN Megabill may not be a silver bullet for Democrats in the midterms Nicholas Wu, Lisa Kashinsky and Madison Fernandez, Politico What's Going on with Trump's Trade Wars? An Update Brad DeLong, Grasping Reality Tariffs and Trade Deficits Lorenzo Caliendo, Samuel S. Kortum & Fernando Parro, National Bureau of Economic Research ‘He’s Nuts, Your Trump.’ Canada Unites Against America. Serge Schmemann, New York Times [unlocked] From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change Peter Baker, New York Times [unlocked] How Trump’s crackdown on universities is affecting the world New York Times [unlocked] Trump’s mass deportation is backfiring Aaron Blake, CNN Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tells another story Melissa Goldin, Associated Press How the Trump shooting supercharged beliefs in a divine right of MAGA Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post [unlocked] Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy. Charles Homans, New York Times [unlocked] Musk says he wants a new political party, and many agree. Can he pull it off? Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] Who will win the Senate in the midterms? The answers to these 5 questions could tell you. Aaron Pellish, Jordain Carney and Elena Schneider, Politico ‘Who’s got next?’ Democrats already lining up for 2028 presidential race in early voting states Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Holly Ramer, Associated Press
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