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OPINION WEEKEND Most Americans say the very wealthy have too much influence on the White House and government in general | Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship | Consumer sentiment slides | Are federal workers lazy? Let’s look at the data. ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250223

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OPINION WEEKEND Most Americans say the very wealthy have too much influence on the White House and government in general | Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship | Consumer sentiment slides | Are federal workers lazy? Let’s look at the data. ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250223

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How a U.S. President Pivoted Toward Russia: Trump bolstered Putin’s bargaining position in the past week, but the road to this alliance has been years in the making. (@yarotrof.bsky.social Josh Dawsey and Alan Cullison, Wall Street Journal-unlocked) www.wsj.com/world/russia...

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OPINION TODAY Trump’s agenda is broadly rejected by non-Republicans | Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services | How Gen Z Is Navigating Money, Politics, and Uncertainty | The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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71% of Black Americans say white and Black Americans are not treated as social, political, and economic equals. (@today.yougov.com) today.yougov.com/politics/art...

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Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems. (Pew Research Center) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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The Inflation Generation: How Gen Z Is Navigating Money, Politics, and Uncertainty. (@dellavolpe.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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Consumer sentiment slides: All five index components deteriorated this month, led by a 19% plunge in buying conditions for durables, in large part due to fears that tariff-induced price increases are imminent. (Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan) www.sca.isr.umich.edu

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Wide partisan differences in views of climate change, illegal immigration and guns as national problems. (Pew Research Center) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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MAGA Faithful Urge Trump to Not Back Down—No Matter the Cost in 2026. (Aaron Zitner @wsj.com - unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/mag...

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Trump’s lawsuit barred by the First Amendment, pollster’s team argues: Lawyers for pollster J. Ann Selzer, who was sued after the election, call Donald Trump’s claims frivolous and liken it to suing a meteorologist for a wrong weather forecast. (@maeganvaz.bsky.social WPost-unlocked) wapo.st/4iaxpDB

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Overwhelming majority of Americans say President Trump should follow federal court rulings. (Dan Balz, @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social, Washington Post-unlocked) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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‘Constitutional Crisis’ Is an Understatement (@dgraham.bsky.social) www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Overwhelming majority of Americans say President Trump should follow federal court rulings. (Dan Balz, @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social, Washington Post-unlocked) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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President Trump’s Approval: Still Positive, but Overperformance with Democratic-Leaning Groups May Be Hard to Maintain. (@kkondik.bsky.social @center4politics.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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Why it matters that Trump is deleting government data. (@geoffreyvs.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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The Death of the World America Made. (Stewart Patrick @carnegieendowment.org) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse: With every new policy and offhand remark, President Trump belies the imaginary versions of himself that inspired many of his supporters.. (@yair-rosenberg.bsky.social, The Atlantic-unlocked) Via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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Pollster Ann Selzer Asks Judge to Toss Out Trump’s ‘Fraud’ Lawsuit. (Sean Burch, The Wrap) www.thewrap.com/ann-selzer-p...

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The Inflation Generation: How Gen Z Is Navigating Money, Politics, and Uncertainty. (@dellavolpe.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems. (Pew Research Center) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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Consumer sentiment slides: All five index components deteriorated this month, led by a 19% plunge in buying conditions for durables, in large part due to fears that tariff-induced price increases are imminent. (Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan) www.sca.isr.umich.edu

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OPINION TODAY Trump’s agenda is broadly rejected by non-Republicans | Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services | How Gen Z Is Navigating Money, Politics, and Uncertainty | The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250221-top...

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Gallup: Outlook for the Economy, by Party, 2024-2025 news.gallup.com/poll/657044/...

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Gallup: Outlook for the Economy, by Party, 2024-2025 news.gallup.com/poll/657044/...

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President Trump’s honeymoon is over: New polling shows Trump’s approval ratings declining — and a number of major warning signs appearing. (Aaron Blake, Washington Post-unlocked) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Pew Research Center: Larger shares of Democrats see climate change, racism as major national problems than Republicans. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

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Do you think Elon Musk has too much, too little, or about the right amount of power in making decisions affecting the United States? (Quinnipiac University Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Do you think that policies focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace are a good thing for organizations or a bad thing for organizations? (Quinnipiac University Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Do you support or oppose President Trump's executive order recognizing only two sexes, male and female, in the United States? (Quinnipiac University Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Do you approve or disapprove of Kash Patel becoming director of the FBI? (Quinnipiac University Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Gallup: President Trump’s ratings on foreign affairs and the economy are historically low compared with early-term ratings for other recent presidents. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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CNN Poll: More describe themselves as pessimistic or afraid when looking ahead to the rest of President Trump’s second term than say they feel enthusiastic or optimistic about it. (@jennagiesta.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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A majority of Americans worry that Elon Musk's drive to slash the federal government could hurt services their communities depend on and believe that billionaires have too much influence on President Trump's administration, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

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A Compliant Congress Earns High Marks, but Probably Not for Long. (@anniekarni.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Non-MAGA Trump voters will soon lose patience: Trade wars and taking over the Kennedy Center won't lower prices. And people are starting to notice. (@jaredb-econ.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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The American Who Went Undercover in Ukraine—for Moscow: Daniel Martindale’s view of Russia underscores a shift among some American ultraconservatives. (Brett Forrest and @verambergen.bsky.social, Wall Street Journal -unlocked) Via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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What "Anti-Christian Bias" does for President Trump. (@robertpjones.bsky.social @contrariannews.org) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Diary: I have read several reactions by Germans to the rise of Nazism and I was struck by their difficulty to understand where the daily events they lived through could or would lead. (@adamprz.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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No consensus on who comes to mind when Americans are asked to name a news influencer. (@pewresearch.org) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Gallup: LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3%. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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AP-NORC poll: Most continue to view air travel as a safe mode of transportation. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Reuters/Ipsos poll: President Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Gallup: President Trump’s job approval rating is 45%. Trump’s ratings on several issues his administration has targeted are similar to his overall rating, including on immigration, foreign affairs, foreign trade, and the economy. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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Many of President Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds, and 57% say he has exceeded his authority since taking office. (Dan Balz, @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social, Washington Post-unlocked) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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JD Vance's Munich speech; Kemi Badenoch's speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship: Looking at them side-by-side, what does it tell us about the language of the right on both sides of the Atlantic? (@aiannucci.bsky.social & @helenlewis.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/157535360/...

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OPINION TODAY (free issue) Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | Majority Say System Of Checks & Balances Not Working Well | Trump ratings slip as Americans worry about economy | LGBTQ+ Identification Rises | Confidence in air travel safety... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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JD Vance's Munich speech; Kemi Badenoch's speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship: Looking at them side-by-side, what does it tell us about the language of the right on both sides of the Atlantic? (@aiannucci.bsky.social & @helenlewis.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/157535360/...

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OPINION TODAY (free issue) Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | Majority Say System Of Checks & Balances Not Working Well | Trump ratings slip as Americans worry about economy | LGBTQ+ Identification Rises | Confidence in air travel safety... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250220

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OPINION TODAY The only ID that matters is Party ID | Are people feeling tariff price increases? | Trump's Theory Of Presidential Power | Half of Men 18-49 Have Online Sports Betting Accounts | COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250219-top...

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