Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the June 15, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Democrats maintain an edge in the fight for Congress as Trump gets poor marks Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman, NBC News Democrats have a 5-point advantage in a new NBC News poll as Trump’s approval rating sinks to a second-term low among registered voters.
Amid war, inflation and sinking approval ratings, Trump takes comfort in giving Washington a face-lift Peter Nicholas, Matt Dixon and Katherine Doyle, NBC News
America at 250 is riven with doubt and pessimism — but with glimmers of hope Jonathan Allen, NBC News
Trump's support in rural America slips as fuel and food prices climb, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Leah Douglas and Jason Lange, Reuters
Poll shows America’s 2-party system may protect Trump from anti-incumbent backlash Erin Doherty, Politico
Most AAPI adults agree that the United States used to be a great place for immigrants but is not anymore AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and AAPI Data
Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants, new poll finds Terry Tang and Linley Sanders, The Associated Press
Satisfaction with the country and party ID Charles Franklin, PollsAndVotes
Voters are unhappy about much more than high gas prices David J. Lynch, The Washington Post [unlocked] Trump Celebrates While America Capitulates Tom Nichols, The Atlantic [unlocked] Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging Katie Rogers, The New York Times [unlocked] AI Deepfakes Are Getting Weirder and Harder to Spot in the Midterms Amrith Ramkumar, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears David French, The New York Times [unlocked] ‘They Don’t Know How to Accept Him’: Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio Samuel Benson, Politico Magazine Britain’s broken social contract: Young people have lost faith in their future The Institute for Public Policy Research
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Steve Kornacki: America 250 poll shows nation marked by doubt and pessimism
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