OPINION TODAY newsletter for May 4, 2026

The midterms’ new big players are pushing agendas that voters don’t fully support | Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran | AAPI adults have more confidence in medical professionals than government officials | The Antiabortion Movement Is Turning on Trump | Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all political combat that’s straining American democracy … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260504-topline

OPINION WEEKEND newsletter for May 2-3, 2026

Trump disapproval reaches new high | Two-thirds say country is headed in the wrong direction | Trump’s Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels | Americans increasingly bleak about their finances | Trump Loses Ground on Several Personal Traits | What It Means to Be “Truly American” … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260503

OPINION TODAY newsletter for May 1, 2026

Americans oppose Trump ballroom, arch | Voters Say Their Top Priority in the Iran War Is Ending It | Christian Nationalism, Gun Owner Identity, and Support for Political Violence | What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now | Do People Sincerely Believe Conspiracy Theories That They Endorse? … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260501-topline

OPINION TODAY newsletter for April 30, 2026

Cost of Health Care, Gas Prices Top List of Economic Concerns | Americans Don’t Think Trump’s War with Iran is Worth It, See No End in Sight | Why Democrats can’t win more Trump disapprovers | Support for Measures to Regulate AI | Republicans Seize Back an Edge in Redistricting Fight … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260430-topline

OPINION TODAY newsletter for April 29, 2026

Trump approval sinks to new low as war with Iran drives cost-of-living concerns | Democrats have lead in race for Congress | Few think voting by mail poses a problem | The evolving news landscape | What polls show about Republicans, Democrats and violence … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260429

OPINION TODAY newsletter for April 28, 2026

Americans’ financial outlook is historically poor | Americans Trust Canada in Trade Talks More than Their Own Government | More See Driverless Car Future; Few Show Interest | White America’s Republican Drift | California governor primary still wide open | The politics of masculinity … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260428-topline