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Katelyn Burns: Poll position
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President Donald Trump's standing with voters is often portrayed as an immutable fact. But while it's true that his hard-core supporters don't appear to be swayed by much, recent events have shown that the public can and will respond to his mistakes — provided that it hears about them. Trump endured weeks of negative coverage over the detention of Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, among others, and the apparently mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Legal challenges, grassroots protests and vocal Democratic criticism helped keep the stories in the news, focusing attention on the administration's missteps. Voters soured on Trump's performance on immigration — normally a strong issue for him — as his overall approval rating went down. The lesson is clear: If Democrats can keep attention on Trump's missteps, public opinion can shift. He is not unstoppable. Read Katelyn Burn's full column here. |
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Have you noticed higher prices when shopping recently? |
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| Walmart announced that it will begin raising prices at the end of May due to tariffs, leading Trump to criticize the company, saying it should "eat the tariffs" and not raise prices. |
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Trump made incremental progress on his agenda this week. After returning from his first overseas trip of his second term, the president chipped away at his goal of remaking the federal government and cutting taxes. Here are some highlights from the last seven days: |
- Signed a bill that aims to stop explicit images posted online without the subject's consent, including deepfakes.
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- Blamed Democrats for Moody's downgrading the U.S. sovereign credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, even though Republicans control the government.
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- Called Bruce Springsteen a "dried out 'prune'" and called for an investigation into him after the musician criticized him on tour.
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The news can feel overwhelming. But each week, we're highlighting a person, organization or movement that's sticking up for their principles or their fellow Americans. This week's challenger is the Government Accountability Office. The Government Accountability Office does everything that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency says it wants to do: Rooting out waste and inefficiency in the federal government. But when the DOGE effort tried to assign a team of minders to the agency earlier this week, the GAO refused. "As a legislative branch agency, G.A.O. is not subject to executive orders," the agency said in a statement. The conflict came just a week after the Trump administration tried unsuccessfully to install its own people at the Library of Congress, another legislative branch agency. Read more. |
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Consumers aren't feeling good about the economy, and this number proves it. It's the index of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan, and after falling five months in row, it's now the lowest on record. Consumers are worried about tariffs. Democrats and Republicans think prices will rise (despite the president's insistence to the contrary). Now, this number is preliminary (the final one comes later this month) and the survey ended two days before the President announced a pause on some tariffs with China, so it might not be as bad as expected. That's a sentiment we're hearing a lot these days. Learn more. |
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— Stephanie Ruhle, host of "The 11th Hour"
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Sunday, MSNBC Films presents the fifth episode of "David Frost Vs." The six-part documentary series explores the legacy of legendary host David Frost through his iconic interviews with guests from President Richard Nixon to The Beatles, examining key political and cultural moments of the 20th century that still resonate today. The next episode of "David Frost Vs.," featuring Elton John, airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC. |
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