Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the June 8, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump inflation approval crashes to record low Patrick Flynn, Focaldata Our latest poll, conducted between 29 May and 1 June, and the latest in our polling partnership with the Financial Times, shows the Democrats ahead by 5 points in the congressional generic ballot, at 50% to the Republicans’ 45%, a small reduction in their lead since last month. Donald Trump’s approval rating remains fairly static, at -19 overall. 37% of Americans approve of the job the president is doing, with 56% disapproving. On the individual issues, though, we see some big shifts, with the president’s net approval rating on inflation and the cost of living falling off a cliff and collapsing to a new low of -51, down 20 points in the space of a month.
Canada: Liberal Momentum Slows as Approval, Optimism, and Carney’s Ratings Retreat David Coletto, Abacus Data
Gen Z Has an Antisemitism Problem Anne Kim, Washington Monthly The MAHA moms who helped elect Trump are out of patience Cheyenne Haslett, Politico The women who could make or break MAGA Ali Bianco, Politico Trump walks out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview when challenged over false claims Isaac Arnsdorf, The Washington Post [unlocked] Platner Supporters Unfazed by Allegations of Misconduct Eliza Collins, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Nithya Raman leaps past Spencer Pratt in tight race to make L.A. mayoral runoff Scott Bland, NBC News Why most politicians are not calling for data center bans despite voters’ anger Liz Goodwin and Riley Beggin, The Washington Post [unlocked] You hate data centers. They think you could be a terrorist or Chinese dupe. Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer [unlocked]
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The Wall Street JournalScott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ‘60 Minutes’
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, The New York Times