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Selected links from the June 26, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Civil rights, moon landings and war wins: What Americans see as the country’s greatest achievements Ben Kamisar and Annelise Hanson, NBC News The NBC News poll asked American adults which historical event they thought was the country’s biggest accomplishment in its 250 years.
Half of Republicans and 11% of Democrats define patriotism as supporting their country unconditionally Jamie Ballard, YouGov
Defining America For Immigrant Americans Tina Tang, Navigator Research
Poll: 53% of Americans see grounds to impeach Trump G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers Buying a home has gotten harder for young adults in most U.S. metro areas Richard Fry and Blen Wondimu, Pew Research Center
Americans want banks to do more to prevent scams Matt Carmichael, Ipsos
McLaughlin Poll: Trump Approval Rises After Iran Deal — But Messaging Gap Hurts John McLaughlin & Jim McLaughlin, Newsmax New Yok State: Hochul Favorability & Approval Ratings Edge Up, As Does Her Lead over Blakeman Siena Research Institute Canada: Few Want Alberta to Separate, Most Support Concessions to Keep Country United David Coletto, Abacus Data
Here’s why Republicans are worrying about high gas prices ahead of the midterms Pavan Acharya and Catherine Allen, Politico Trump Keeps Undercutting Republicans’ Message, Squandering His Own Trifecta Carl Hulse, The New York Times [unlocked] One-Party Rule Is Hiding in Plain Sight David French, The New York Times [unlocked] Wall Street Realizes It Needs More Than Money to Counter Mamdani Kevin T. Dugan, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The New York Election Proves That Primaries Are Good Paul Waldman, The Cross Section Meet the megadonors pouring more than $1.3 billion into the 2026 election Clara Ence Morse, Leslie Shapiro, Praveena Somasundaram and Eric Lau, The Washington Post [unlocked] Federal judge blocks key pillars of Trump executive order restricting mail voting in 2026 election Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat Why Does Everyone Hate AI? Paul Krugman
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