Today’s notice: Thinking bigger about this American moment. Trump tells Republicans to be more like Democrats. One Big, Beautiful midterm afterthought? One battleground Democrat’s podcast hustle. Meet our new data analysis section. And: Congress’ mental health challenge.
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Americans on America at 250. There’s been such a political headwind around this weekend’s semiquincentennial – are you on Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 team? Or Congress’ America 250 team? – that it can be difficult to pull back and think about the history of the momentous occasion. America is not a place recreated every two years on federal election cycles. It’s an ongoing narrative. And a slew of public polls posted ahead of this weekend show that many Americans are not loving this chapter in our national story.
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“American Pride Falls to 25-Year Record Low,” found Gallup. “Just a third of the public believes the American Dream still exists,” found the AP. “Nearly identical shares of adults from Trump states, Harris states and swing states say they believe the nation’s best years are in the rearview mirror — 58% in all,” found NBC News.