President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission takes aim at church-state separation: Draft report says the separation concept is a legal error. (@michelleboorstein.bsky.social, Washington Post-unlocked) www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...

Americans want banks to do more to prevent scams. (@mattcarmichael.com @ipsosus.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260626-top...

The Ballot Balancing Act: Stephen Richer, former Maricopa County recorder, joins Henry to discuss past and contemporary efforts to address fundamental concerns about voting access and election integrity. (Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/203671439/...

Half of Republicans and 11% of Democrats define patriotism as supporting their country unconditionally. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260626-top...

Pride, Politics and the Acceptance Divide: We're joined by Michael Bronski to discuss his book A Queer History of the United States for Young People, and how recent polling about LGBTQ+ acceptance has changed and what this means. (@maristpoll.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/203671439/...

OPINION TODAY Civil rights, moon landings and war wins: What Americans see as the country’s greatest achievements | 53% of Americans see grounds to impeach Trump | Trump Keeps Undercutting Republicans’ Message | Why Does Everyone Hate AI? ... & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260626-top...

Democrats lead generic congressional November ballot by 2 points with registered voters, but by 8 points with likely voters. (Marquette Law School Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

As generalized trust in government has declined in recent decades, so has confidence in many institutions. Partisans see some institutions quite differently, though there are common perceptions as well. (Marquette Law School Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Opinion of Democratic Socialists of America. (@pollsandvotes.bsky.social) charlesatpollsandvotes.substack.com/p/opinion-of...

Majorities believe data centers are mostly bad for the environment, for resources like water and electricity, and for people's energy or utility costs in the areas where they are built. (CBS News / @today.yougov.com Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Many Americans are skeptical about having a data center in their area, fueled largely by what they perceive as negative impacts on the environment and resources. (CBS News / @today.yougov.com Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Meet the megadonors pouring more than $1.3 billion into the 2026 election www.washingtonpost.com/elections/in...

Voters wish U.S. had never gone to war with Iran, and have little confidence in nuclear weapons deal — Strength In Numbers / @verasight.io poll. (@gelliottmorris.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

AI-Powered Mass Emails Are Warping Local Energy, Climate Politics: From California to North Carolina, officials weighing policy changes are being inundated with comments via platforms that tout AI capabilities. (@toddwoody.bsky.social and @zhirji.bsky.social) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Steve Kornacki, @newsjul.bsky.social and Ben Kamisar break down the results of Tuesday’s primary elections in New York and what they could mean for the future of the Democratic Party. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/203527878/...

Democrats have become more likely to see Israel as unfriendly or an enemy of the U.S. in recent years. (Economist / @today.yougov.com Poll) yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Wall Street Realizes It Needs More Than Money to Counter Mamdani: After big primary wins by the mayor’s progressive allies, New York’s business elites are rewriting their political strategy. (Kevin T. Dugan, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Meet the megadonors pouring more than $1.3 billion into the 2026 election www.washingtonpost.com/elections/in...

Use of AI to Get News in U.S. Is Rare. (Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

OPINION TODAY Protecting life, liberty, happiness: Americans give their government a C+ | President Trump's approval hovers at historic low | Gas Prices Hitting Americans' Finances, Travel Plans | More Evidence of Eroding Support for Israel ... & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625-top...

Wall Street Realizes It Needs More Than Money to Counter Mamdani: After big primary wins by the mayor’s progressive allies, New York’s business elites are rewriting their political strategy. (Kevin T. Dugan, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

9 voters in 10 say it's important for the federal government to focus on improving food safety and lowering food costs. (Fox News Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

Steve Kornacki, @newsjul.bsky.social and Ben Kamisar break down the results of Tuesday’s primary elections in New York and what they could mean for the future of the Democratic Party. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/203527878/...

AI-Powered Mass Emails Are Warping Local Energy, Climate Politics: From California to North Carolina, officials weighing policy changes are being inundated with comments via platforms that tout AI capabilities. (@toddwoody.bsky.social and @zhirji.bsky.social) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Don’t Overestimate the Pink Tide: Democratic socialists aren’t taking over America. (@adamserwer.bsky.social) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Opinion of Democratic Socialists of America. (@pollsandvotes.bsky.social) charlesatpollsandvotes.substack.com/p/opinion-of...

Far more Americans say going to war with Iran was the wrong decision than say it was the right decision. (Economist / @today.yougov.com Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help. (@brigidschulte.bsky.social and @ehaspel.bsky.social, @newamerica.org) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625-top...

Controlling gun violence vs. protecting gun rights — icymi

Majorities believe data centers are mostly bad for the environment, for resources like water and electricity, and for people's energy or utility costs in the areas where they are built. (CBS News / @today.yougov.com Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

58% of the public say they receive daily texts, calls, emails, or online messages or advertisements they suspect are scams. (AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, just 19% of Americans say the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be pleased with how the country has turned out. (Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Democrats lead generic congressional November ballot by 2 points with registered voters, but by 8 points with likely voters. (Marquette Law School Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Many Americans are skeptical about having a data center in their area, fueled largely by what they perceive as negative impacts on the environment and resources. (CBS News / @today.yougov.com Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Americans continue to rely on a wide variety of sources to stay informed, but trust in those sources remains uneven and shaped by politics. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

As generalized trust in government has declined in recent decades, so has confidence in many institutions. Partisans see some institutions quite differently, though there are common perceptions as well. (Marquette Law School Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

Voters wish U.S. had never gone to war with Iran, and have little confidence in nuclear weapons deal — Strength In Numbers / @verasight.io poll. (@gelliottmorris.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625

OPINION TODAY Protecting life, liberty, happiness: Americans give their government a C+ | President Trump's approval hovers at historic low | Gas Prices Hitting Americans' Finances, Travel Plans | More Evidence of Eroding Support for Israel ... & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260625-top...

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? (Marquette Law School Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

Few Democrats or Republicans want their party to move to the center. (Economist / @today.yougov.com Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

The biggest issue facing the country today. (Echelon Insights) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts: An AP-NORC survey highlights the obstacle course that adults navigate daily as they screen calls, ignore messages or try to puzzle out if that urgent request from their cellphone provider is legitimate. apnews.com/article/poll...

How Americans are feeling about the country’s 250th anniversary, according to new polls apnews.com/article/poll...

A 52% majority of Republicans think the U.S. is in a stronger position with Iran, compared with before the military conflict. (Reuters/Ipsos poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

News sources are different for right-leaning and left-leaning Americans, according to our Digital News Report TV is more popular within the right. News websites and podcasts are more popular within the left. Figures below More in our interactive reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...

Do you feel proud about our country when it comes to each of the following? (Echelon Insights) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

President Trump Gets Negative Reviews Internationally as Fewer Say U.S. Is a Reliable Partner. (Pew Research Center) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

Texas: Poll finds a competitive U.S. Senate race amid continuing economic concerns, data center backlash. (@jhenson.bsky.social and Joshua Blank, Texas Politics Project) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

A Majority of Americans Continue to Believe Abortion Should Be Legal in Most Cases. (Navigator Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260624

In New York Election Results, More Evidence of Eroding Support for Israel. (Anton Troianovski and Jennifer Medina, The New York Times-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/u...