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Congratulations to Happy Monday and all the Eagles fans out there. Three weeks after Donald Trump’s second term, we’re beginning to get our first vote raft that shows what the American public has listed all of it so far. Ben Kamisar breaks down the most notable data points. Additionally, judges accusing him of administering rebellion against court orders as the legal battle over Trump’s agenda increases.
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What polls tell us about the early days of Trump’s second term
By Ben Kamizar
Vote for the early weeks of the new administration can be challenging for many reasons. Short version: Things are moving fast and voters can take time to process changes since the election.
However, some things stand out from early polls about President Donald Trump’s second term. It has almost demonstrated that his position has improved slightly since he first took office in 2017, and there is a wide-ranging popular agreement among the public, accompanied by some of his main proposals.
Still, there are real warning signs about the mandate Trump claims among deep divided voters, the risk of losing sight of one of the key issues he returned to the White House, according to research: price rise Frustration about.
Trump’s Vote Leader: Trump’s current approval rate is high in his 40s, and overall, a lower poll in his 50s is higher than in early 2017. Trump has taken office. )
Naturally, these numbers are driven primarily by overwhelming partisan differences and deep divisions between independent voters. However, a recent Pew Research Center survey shows Republicans are more confident in Trump than they did in 2017. On issues such as his mental fitness, his ability to act ethically and choose a good advisor.
Pauling has broadly shown support for some of Trump’s key priorities. A majority across multiple polls have regained their widespread deportation (59% in the recent CBS News/YouGov vote). Pre-employment polling prioritized domestic issues over international issues and found support for banning transgender women from playing women’s sports.
Trump’s Voting Rights: But if Trump pushes his issue agenda against the right flank of his party, he loses support.
His decision to forgive those convicted of violent crimes related to January 6, 2021, has shown by Pew and Economist/Yougov, the attack on the US Capitol is clearly popular. do not have. YouGov’s vote with both CBS and economists also has the unpopularity of Trump’s proposed tariffs in Mexico and Canada, and billionaire Elon Musk under a quarter voted in big ways on the Trump administration I want to give it.
And while Trump said in December he “won the Meet the Press” and “win at the border and on groceries,” 66% of Americans said in a CBS News/Yougov poll that the administration “cuts down prices.” “We’re not focusing enough on. Despite the economy, the top of the list of most urgent issues in the recent Quinnipiac University polls, is the “product and service.” Also, 51% of Americans in the CBS News/Yougov poll say Trump’s policy will raise prices for food, but only 28% believe it will push prices down.
Conclusion: Despite claiming a fundamental post-election mandate that took Republicans to take full control of Washington, we lived in the same divided country before Election Day as us. It reminds me that I am. When Pew asked Americans if Trump would make the government better or worse, 41% said better, 42% got worse — and the little decisive middle part would tilt what way It wasn’t.
Judges accusing the Trump administration of violating court orders
President Donald Trump’s legal battle against President Agenda continues. A federal judge in Rhode Island discovered that the administration was violating his orders, reports from Chloe Atkins, Fallon Gallagher and Dare Gregorian have suspended widespread federal funding and told the government. “I ordered them to recover soon. Frozen funds.”
As Ken Dianier points out, it is the first time since Trump took office that a federal judge has accused him of rejecting his administration of court orders.
US District Judge John J. McConnell said that despite the 22-state coalition plaintiffs temporarily suspending a wide-ranging office of management, the January 31 order, the Jan. 31st order temporarily suspended management’s broad offices, the US District Jan. He said the program has not recovered funds. The budget order has caused chaos and confusion throughout the country.
Justice Department lawyers have determined they do not believe the order covers some of the frozen funds and are under review to ensure that some of the funding in question is “appropriate.” He insisted.
“The defendant is now pleading that he is only trying to eradicate fraud. However, the freeze is now the result of the freeze, not a specific discovery of possible fraud,” writes McConnell. . “The broad, categorical and drastic freeze in federal funding, as the courts have found, is probably unconstitutional and continues to cause irreparable harm to a vast portion of the country.”
Unknown Waters: The order comes after Vice President J.D. Vance proposed over the weekend that the judges do not have jurisdiction over Trump’s “legitimate power.” That has led some legal experts to warn that the United States could head towards a “constitutional crisis” or “system breakdown,” reports Alexandra Marquez.
More Legal Fights: Federal judges in Boston continue to suspend the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to force millions of federal workers to step down.
The attorney general of 22 states filed a lawsuit against the administration’s decision to cut research funding by limiting the way universities and research institutions pay for “indirect costs.”
The union then filed two lawsuits for management and budget director Russell Vautt, challenging his role as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and told judges that he was a government-efficiency employee. They asked to block access to information.
Other things you need to know from today’s President Trump
Trump said Monday he would announce 25% blanket duties on steel and aluminum imports, as well as mutual duties later in the week. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said Palestinians would not be allowed to return to the Gaza Strip as part of his plan to take ownership of the territory. He was in prison for eight years in prison for accusations stemming from his efforts to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat. Trump sentenced Blagoevich to 14 years in 2020. The Kremlin said US-Russia relations were on the verge of collapse and refused to confirm whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken with Trump. Trump said he instructed the Treasury to stop building new pennies and to induce the cost of “wasteful” production of a cent coin.
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today’s other top stories
🌪️Confused Dem: Demos are struggling to keep up with Trump’s dizzy pace and don’t know how to fight back. Read more → 🗣 → In states: Some Democratic governors have already set out how to take on the administration’s agenda in the “state of the nation” address, but some say they will call Trump by name. I avoided it. Read more → “Back to school: Republicans are considering going back to the “parent rights” playbook this year at Virginia’s governor race. Read more → 🏈Draft Picks for DeWine: Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWine has made former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel the next lieutenant governor of the state. Read more → 📺Icymi: Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz said he doesn’t believe Trump has plans to break into Canada, but Senator Andy Kim said Republicans should turn to Not.” Next month, a democratic vote to avoid government shutdown.
For now, it’s all from the political desk. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Adam Wollner and Bridget Bowman.
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