Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the August 3, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump’s approval on immigration remains steady AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research In the wake of three deaths linked to ICE encounters in the span of a week, public opinion on immigration remains largely unchanged. Many Americans continue to worry about prices and a majority are changing the way they shop for food as a result.
Why immigration remains strong for Trump among Republicans, according to a new AP-NORC poll Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Linley Sanders and Mike Catalini, The Associated Press
Feminism looks better in first person Jerusalem Demsas and Maibritt Henkel, The Argument
AI exacerbates ‘class divide,’ progressive poll shows Morgan Chalfant, Semafor Canada: Liberals Maintain Six-Point Lead as Trump Tariff Threat and Wildfires Reshape the Public Agenda David Coletto, Abacus Data
Is MAGA Melting Down? Don Moynihan, Can We Still Govern? High-Stakes Michigan Primary Tests Progressive Clout and the Democratic Direction John McCormick, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] For Republicans planning post-Trump future, one race in Washington is worth watching Saige Miller, NPR News Republicans want voters to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices and move court to the right John Hanna, The Associated Press The Least Bad Option Farrah Bostic, Cross Tabs Billionaire tax is endorsed by California Democrats, deepening party divisions over Prop. 40 Nicole Nixon, The Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement Ariel Wittenberg, Politico Magazine The AI ‘news’ accounts hyping a blue-state dystopia Max Tani, Semafor The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg [unlocked]
Let Them Eat Gold Matt Viser, The Atlantic [unlocked]
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