This morning, CivicScience released new data showing social media outlets now are the place a fifth of all Americans turn to first for breaking news. That trend coincides with a rollback in fact-checking moderation, which as been replaced by "community notes," and lord knows what algorithmic changes, among the major social media platforms.

I opened Madison and Wall this morning and read Brian Wieser's analysis of the Big Beautiful Bill. If enacted, he writes, overseas advertising and media cos "may prioritize investments in other markets" if they want to expand. It passed the House...

"This is unusual. Approval usually doesn't decline for economic reasons until unemployment or inflation rise; instead, it seems the public is reacting to proposed changes," Ipsos' political team says about Trump's first 100 days of economic turmoil.

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