Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the June 19, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump’s overall approval rating is steady AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research President Trump’s overall job approval rating is holding steady. Thirty-seven percent approve of the way he is handling his job, unchanged from the AP-NORC poll conducted in May and similar to the 36% who approved in early February, before the war in Iran began. The public continues to disapprove of his handling of Iran, with 34% approving, also unchanged from May. The poll was conducted as Trump suggested a deal with Iran had been reached but before it was signed.
Trump approval on Iran low even as tentative deal to end fighting emerged, new AP-NORC poll finds Linley Sanders and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, The Associated Press Approval of Iran War in Historical Context Sarah Elizabeth Hogenboom-Jones, Gallup
Most U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo favorably; many think Trump has been too critical of him Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center
Platner’s Populist Energy Plan Commands Bipartisan Support Nationwide Data for Progress
What the 250th Anniversary Means to Black and Latino Americans Maryann Cousins, Navigator Research
What’s Driving Working Class Voters Away The Working Class Project Who Likes Tradwives? Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker, Religion in Public
Pennsylvania: Franklin & Marshall College Poll Berwood Yost, Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College
How Californians Want to Fix the State Budget Dean Bonner, Public Policy Institute of California
Americans are increasingly using AI bots -- even for information about their own health: Polls Emily Guskin and Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News How Can We Celebrate Our Nation When We Hate Each Other? Daniel Cox, American Storylines Young Republicans are becoming more conservative John Sides (Vanderbilt University), Good Authority If Democrats Get a 2006-Style Senate Result, It May be Because Trump Has a 2006-Style Approval Rating Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Texas Senate Race Turns Into a Battle Over Who Is More of a Man Elizabeth Findell, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Why being a scummy guy isn’t disqualifying for elected office Natalie Jackson, National Journal [unlocked] The Democratic Base Is Angry Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic [unlocked] What Today's Dems Can Still Learn from Obama Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box ‘I’m the President and You’re Not’: Trump Tests His Power and Frustrates the GOP Brian Schwartz, Natalie Andrews and Alexander Ward, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] A President Using Super Glue and Irked About Epstein: Takeaways From a New Trump Book Tim Balk, The New York Times [unlocked]
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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World Cup...No Fever?
Poll HubThese swing voters are sour on Trump, the economy and Iran war
The NPR Politics PodcastIt's Up To You, New York!
Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen'What was the point?': Trump approval at all-time lows after Iran war
CNN