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Selected links from the July 21, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
CBS News poll finds support for Trump's deportation program falls; Americans call for more focus on prices Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto and Kabir Khanna, CBS News After six months that included a string of achievements on President Trump's legislative goals, views of his second term are increasingly defined by the difference between his political base, which likes what it sees, and the rest of the country, which has growing doubt.
Americans largely oppose Trump’s ramp-up of deportations, CNN poll finds Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN
Consumer sentiment little changed from June Joanne Hsu, University of Michigan
Consumed by Epstein, Trump has lost ground on the economy and immigration Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] This week’s big questions: Can Trump finally quell the Epstein storm — and is it hurting his presidency? Stephen Collinson, CNN Trump’s Perversion of Justice Has Reached a New Phase David French, New York Times [unlocked] The Obama-Russia bait-and-switch Philip Bump G.O.P. Push Behind Trump Agenda Has Congress in an Uproar Carl Hulse, New York Times [unlocked] Bipartisan government funding is at risk of dying in Trump's Washington Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V, NBC News The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches Thomas Beaumont and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The biggest political fights over Trump's megabill are converging in Nevada Adam Edelman, NBC News Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another Ezra Klein, New York Times [unlocked] After Pledging to Keep Prices Low, Amazon Hiked Them on Hundreds of Essentials Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
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Most Americans now say that President Trump's deportation policy has gone too far
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