Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 24, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
6 in 10 Americans View Trump’s Handling of Immigration Unfavorably; Believe Surge of ICE Officers Makes Communities Less Safe PRRI A new survey by PRRI finds that just 35% of Americans rate President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration favorably, compared with 61% who rate his actions unfavorably; nearly half (48%) of Americans hold very unfavorable views of his handling of immigration. Just 1 in 3 Americans (33%) hold favorable views of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Americans would trade jobs for cheaper eggs Lakshya Jain, The Argument
U.S. Worker Thriving Declines as Job Market Pessimism Grows Sarah Fioroni, Gallup
Most Americans Doubt Tariffs Strengthen Economy, I&I/TIPP Poll Finds Terry Jones, tippinsights
One in three Americans worried about job loss or falling behind in housing payments McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Pennsylvania State University About 6 in 10 Americans don’t have moral objections to medical aid in dying Rebecca Leppert, Pew Research Center Consumer Perceptions of Health Care Fraud and Wasteful and Unnecessary Care Sai Loganathan, Lateefah Hughes, Tarcia Johnson, Charles Betely and James Zimmerman, NORC at the University of Chicago
Food for Thought: Special Battleground Report on Food and Health Melissa Toufanian, Navigator Research
Understanding young news audiences at a time of rapid change Craig T. Robertson, Amy Ross Arguedas, Mitali Mukherjee and Richard Fletcher, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Australia: Tax gas exports, invest in health/aged care – new polls The Australia Institute New Hampshire: Democrats Gaining Ground as Republicans Face Political Headwinds Saint Anselm College Survey Center This War Doesn’t Add Up for Gen Z John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z The ever‑evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans Matt A. Barreto and Gary M. Segura (UCLA), The Conversation Federal government employees are not ok Don Moynihan, Can We Still Govern? When Voters Worry About ‘Affordability,’ Many Point to Health Care Ruth Igielnik and Kate Zernike, The New York Times [unlocked] This Is Trump’s Plan to ‘Guarantee the Midterms’ Chuck Schumer, The New York Times [unlocked] The Future of the Left After Sanders Justin Vassallo, The Liberal Patriot The Casino That’s Eating the World David Wallace-Wells, The New York Times [unlocked]
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Most Americans don't think Iran war is going well, CBS News poll finds
CBS NewsWhy Everyone Is Worried About Lonely Men
GD POLITICSTamara Keith and Amy Walter on GOP facing midterm pressure from DHS shutdown, Iran war
PBS News Hour