Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the August 25, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
California: Voters voice strong disapproval with Trump administration immigration enforcement policies Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll The results of the latest Berkeley IGS Poll find California voters expressing strong disapproval of the way President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement strategy is being carried out in California. This is exhibited both in the findings from responses given to a general question about the president’s overall strategy as well as through their answers to specific aspects of what is now taking place on immigration enforcement here in the state.
California's lightning-fast push for partisan redistricting reflects Trump's new America Kevin Rector, David G. Savage, Melody Gutierrez and Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] Texas Republicans pass new gerrymander targeting five House Democrats David Nir and Jeff Singer, The Downballot Red vs. Blue: Who’s Next in the Redistricting Fight Jasmine Li, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] It’s time to redefine the ‘swing voter’ Ronald Brownstein, CNN Trump’s Stunning Power Grab on Elections Barton Gellman (Brennan Center for Justice), New York Times [unlocked] Trump’s ambition to take crime crackdown national will stoke tensions and legal showdowns Stephen Collinson, CNN Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’ Mike Ives, New York Times [unlocked] Trump Threatens NBC, ABC Licenses Over News Coverage Swati Pandey, Bloomberg [via Yahoo] Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Obsession Over Woke Language Misses the Point Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West Juliana Gragnani and Maria Korenyuk, BBC News
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