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Selected links from the September 8, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
CBS News poll: On Trump deploying National Guard, divisions over impact on crime, rights Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto and Fred Backus, CBS News The National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., and reportedly may be sent to other cities. But wherever Americans live, it is speaking to larger issues – ranging from crime and their safety, to rights and freedoms and their views on the powers of a president.
Trump's job ratings stay negative; Americans express strong support for vaccines Stephanie Perry and Marc Trussler, NBC News
Most Americans oppose political parties drawing election lines John Lapinski, Josh Clinton and Marc Trussler, NBC News
Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal Ezra Klein, New York Times [unlocked] Conspiracy theories helped elect Trump. Now he can’t shake them. Karen Tumulty, Washington Post [unlocked] America’s Perón Scott Lincicome, The Atlantic [unlocked] Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times [unlocked] Doubts about RFK Jr. grow for some Republicans Dan Diamond, Theodoric Meyer and Rachel Roubein, Washington Post [unlocked] White House’s review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide Makiya Seminera, Associated Press Can Bari Weiss remake one of the oldest US news channels? Max Tani, Semafor John Burton, powerful liberal who shaped California politics for decades, dies Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo]
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