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☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, announced this week that he would step down from the CBS news program, citing a loss of journalistic independence and telling staff that he is […]
Voters assess Vice President Kamala Harris more positively than former President Donald Trump on many personal characteristics. Majorities of voters describe both Trump and Harris as “standing up for what they believe in,” but Trump has a 9 percentage point edge on this trait. About seven-in-ten voters (69%) say this describes him either very or […]
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story On Monday, The Associated Press announced it is offering buyouts to a number of its U.S.-based journalists as it pivots away from print journalism and shifts its focus to visual journalism and developing new revenue sources. Meanwhile, the organization […]
With President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House in January, Americans are narrowly divided over his policies and plans for the future. Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided over the president-elect’s plans. Confidence the presidential transition will go smoothly In contrast to 2020, most Americans (70%) today are at least somewhat confident […]
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90% of Harris voters, versus 57% of Trump voters, are confident the 2024 election will be administered well.