Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the June 23, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Heading into 2026 midterms, Americans back policies targeting lower healthcare costs Ipsos Latest Axios/Ipsos American Health Index: Americans support renewed health insurance subsidies, ongoing mail access of mifepristone; GLP-1 use continues to climb
Axios-Ipsos poll: Health affordability is shaping the midterms Adriel Bettelheim and Margaret Talev, Axios Wealthy Nations Don't See Their Own Climate Anxiety Benedict Vigers, Gallup
Many Americans favor prayer in public schools, but few think it should be mandatory Chip Rotolo, Pew Research Center
Americans draw a new line in the betting bonanza sweeping over Wall Street — politics Declan Harty, Politico
How Americans in the Battleground View Republican Policies Julie Alderman Boudreau, Navigator Research
Causal Beliefs and the Potential for Political Backlash Against AI Open Access Sophie Borwein, Beatrice Magistro, R Michael Alvarez, Bart Bonikowski and Peter J Loewen, Public Opinion Quarterly Australians register historic levels of distrust and unease in 2026 Charles Lyons-Jones, The Lowy Institute
Democratic turnout is up, even in Republican districts, Post analysis finds Eric Lau and Erin Cox, The Washington Post [unlocked] On covering Biden's and Trump's ages Seth Masket, the @smotus report The MAGA stars freaked out by their own movement Zack Beauchamp, Vox [unlocked] Democrats’ Great Alaskan Hope Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic [unlocked] Priorities USA Will Spend $30 Million to Define Prospective 2028 Republican Candidates Elena Schneider, NOTUS Not all popular state politicians are created equal Brian Schaffner (Tufts University), Good Authority A federal judge finds a Trump data system to verify voters is unlawful Jude Joffe-Block, NPR News Medicaid and ACA enrollment falls by more than 5 million, new report finds Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News
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New York’s Dress Rehearsal For 2028
GD POLITICSNew poll captures Americans' concerns with Trump's handling of Iran war
CBS NewsI've studied 1000's of polls. This is Trump's biggest midterm red flag.
CNNTamara Keith and Amy Walter on new rifts between Trump and GOP leaders over Iran
PBS News HourWhy Do U.K. Prime Ministers Keep Resigning?
The Wall Street Journal