Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the June 16, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump's approval ticks up to 36% as price angst eases, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters President Donald Trump's approval rating ticked a percentage point higher in recent days to 36% as public dissatisfaction over the cost of living grew less intense, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.... Some 24% of Americans currently approve of Trump's stewardship over the cost of living, up from 22% a week earlier and 20% a month ago.
People around the world see a winner on AI — and it’s not the US Owen Dahlkamp, Politico
How much power do billionaires and workers have? David Montgomery, YouGov
Americans Still Say More Religiosity Would Benefit U.S. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
America at 250: Christian Nationalism Looks like…America? Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker, Religion in Public
Faith and the Voting Booth: How Trump's Approval is Trailing the 2024 Vote Share Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion Trump’s Ballroom and Other Recent Actions Lead Americans to Believe He’s Focused on the Wrong Things Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research
To Know Courts Is to Love Them? Shawn Patterson Jr., Abby Murray, Matthew Levendusky, R. Lance Holbert and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Judicature
Comparing unlikely voters to adults, registered voters and likely voters Charles Franklin, PollsAndVotes Politics of MMA fans, significance of Juneteenth, and civic responsibility for America’s 250th More in Common US
Minnesota: DFL leads for governor, Senate, but undecided voters still a factor Jeremiah Jacobsen, KARE 11
Republicans Wish Trump’s Favorite Voting Bill Would Just Die Already Al Weaver, NOTUS Trump’s ‘philosophy’ is simple: Gimme money! Mark Jacob, Stop the Presses How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett, The New York Times [unlocked] Endorsements Probably Still Matter in Primary Elections. Here’s Why That’s Important. Jack Eichholz, VoteHub Can $100 million overcome a Trump endorsement? What to watch in Tuesday’s elections Jonathan J. Cooper and Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press A G.O.P. Senate Seat in Montana Seemed Vulnerable. Then, the Left Splintered. Kellen Browning and Jack Healy, The New York Times [unlocked] ‘No Congress for old men’ — young Democrats want generational change John Kenneth White, The Hill Here’s the real Democratic autopsy Doug Sosnik, The Washington Post [unlocked] My State Was a ‘Democracy Desert.’ This Is How We Turned It Around. Ben Wikler, The New York Times [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Steve Kornacki: American pride at an ‘all time low’ driven by ‘massive’ partisan divide
NBC NewsAmy Walter and Jasmine Wright on the Iran war's lasting impact on midterm politics
PBS News HourWhat The Early 2026 Midterm Forecasts Say
GD POLITICSDigital News Report 2026. What you need to know.
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism