Americans head into 2026 expecting a difficult year | Americans Still Jittery Over Fate Of Social Security | Trump Is Turning to Venezuela but Voters Are Focused on the Economy | Democrats Face Steep Climb to Reclaim Senate in 2026 Races | How the internet drove down regard for actual facts — and education … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260105-topline

What your news diet says about your politics | Will Trump’s anti-war supporters abandon him on Venezuela? | Public opinion and healthcare reform | The plot to redraw America | Trump’s efforts to shape U.S. culture | Americans’ book-reading habits … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260104

Distrust of elites, experts, and the establishment is widespread | Economic expectations of better things hit a low | Negativity toward political parties and politicians is pervasive | How retirements and redistricting could impact the midterms | Four big things Congress did in 2025 | Zohran Mamdani’s approval ratings among New Yorkers … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251231

Trump is unpopular in Europe — even among right-wing populist supporters | What voters in every state think about Trump and prices | The state of the Trump coalition | Why We Fall for Narcissistic Leaders | Living Your Values Linked to Positive Life Outlook | Half of Americans Want to Lose Weight … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251230-topline

Most Americans don’t think Trump or Democratic leaders are listening | Trump’s First Year Back, in 10 Charts | What Americans like most about the holidays | Attention to news in 2025 | Fear of flying | Studies that describe the typical American in 2025 … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251228

Donald Trump’s job approval falls, reversing recent gains | Americans want all the Epstein files released | Scant support for military action against Venezuela | Consumer confidence falls again | Americans’ New Year’s resolutions | Republicans’ Health Care Problem in 8 Charts … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free