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Selected links from the January 13, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
With America Divided, Can Trump Boost His Approval Ratings With An Improving Economy? I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights This month marks the first year of Trump's return to the White House. How is he doing? In the latest national online I&I/TIPP Poll, taken from Jan. 6 to Jan. 9 by 1,478 adults, Trump's overall favorability fell to 41%, down from 44% in December, while his unfavorability rating rose to 49%, up from 47%. Trump received an overall approval rating of 40%, vs. a disapproval rating of 51%.
Trump's Approval rating sinks amid immigration and foreign policy tensions Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult A Majority of Voters Say ICE’s Use of Lethal Force in Minneapolis Was Not Justified Data for Progress
Maryland: State politics
Gonzales Research & Media Services
Democrats See Path to House Control in 2026 Anvee Bhutani, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] In Pivot on Affordability, Trump Unveils Barrage of Proposals to Address Costs Rachel Louise Ensign and Ken Thomas, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post [unlocked] A Little-Noticed Postal Service Change Could Upend the 2026 Midterms Manuela Silva, NOTUS Minneapolis and the Narrative Election: When Reality Itself Becomes Contested Larry Schack, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Why Vance Committed So Hard to the Minneapolis Shooter David Frum, The Atlantic [unlocked] Opponents of Deportation Need Political Strategy, Not Just Outrage Andrew Levison, The Democratic Strategist Decades of ordinary politics brought us to this extraordinary moment Julia Azari, Good Politics/Bad Politics Trump’s Shrinking Coalition Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic [unlocked] The Resistance Libs Were Right Michelle Goldberg, New York Times [unlocked] The MAGA Plan to Take Over TV Is Just Beginning Jim Rutenberg, New York Times Magazine [unlocked] And That’s the Way It Is Jem Bartholomew, Columbia Journalism Review Survey Quality and Acquiescence Bias: A Cautionary Tale Andrés Cruz, Adam Bouyamourn and Joseph T. Ornstein, Political Analysis [open access] David Mitchell, Who Led Fight on Drug Prices, Dies at 75 Clay Risen, New York Times [unlocked]
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