Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the January 29, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Fox News Poll: 59% of voters say ICE is too aggressive, up 10 points since July Dana Blanton, Fox News While more than half of voters approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing on border security, a new Fox News survey finds a majority disapproves of how he is handling immigration and a growing number view the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s tactics as "too aggressive" — including significant portions of the president’s coalition.
What Americans think about immigration enforcement and the death of Alex Pretti David Montgomery and Taylor Orth, YouGov
Fox News Poll: Donald Trump starts 2026 with 44% approval Dana Blanton, Fox News
What Americans Really Mean by ‘Affordability’ Nate Cohn, New York Times [unlocked] Trump voters support military intervention in more countries Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing and Leo Shane III, Politico
Americans Increasingly Divided on Key Foreign Policy Challenges Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Lama El Baz and Sam Dong, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
What Americans Think About American Power Today Christopher S. Chivvis, Stephen Wertheim and Liana Schmitter-Emerson, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Canada: Anxiety over Canada-US relationship has four-in-five worried about the year ahead Angus Reid Institute
Virginia: State of the Commonwealth 2026 Wason Center for Civic Leadership, Christopher Newport University What the Census Says About the U.S. Population, in Six Charts Jon Kamp, Max Rust and Brian McGill, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
These Young Voters Are Starting to Regret Their Vote for Trump Terell Wright, Eliza Collins and Alex Leary, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State Omar Wasow (University of California, Berkeley), New York Times [unlocked] Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump is dealing with an immigration mess of his own making Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb Erica De Bruin (Hamilton College), The Conversation Why ICE is responding to protests with repression Heather Sullivan (Hamilton College), Good Authority Who are you going to believe? The president, or that lying video? George E. Condon Jr., National Journal [unlocked] Midterms Are Dems’ to Lose—and They May Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Generational Change Among Democrats Should Be Applauded John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot Some things you should know about Fulton County, Georgia Philip Bump The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines David Wallace-Wells, New York Times [unlocked] The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University Jessica Grose, New York Times [unlocked] The AI Bubble Is Getting Closer to Popping Shannon O'Neil, Bloomberg Opinion [unlocked]
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