WSJ Poll: Voters Want MAGA Lite From Trump

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 17. WSJ reporter and editor Aaron Zitner discusses a new Wall Street Journal poll showing where voters stand on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda shortly before he takes office. And the U.S. Supreme Court rules that a law that would ban TikTok can stay in effect. We hear from Wall Street Journal Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin about what that means for the app’s possible future. And Israel’s security cabinet approves the cease-fire deal that would pause fighting in Gaza. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.7	The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a law that could ban TikTok starting Sunday.
0:44.5	And a new WSJ poll shows what voters think about Donald Trump's policy agenda shortly before he takes office.
0:53.0	Voters like the general direction that he's going in, on immigration, on reforming government.
0:54.5	They want change. But there are a lot of warning signs in here.
0:57.4	Plus, for corporate leaders,
0:59.2	Trump's inauguration is the hottest ticket in town.
1:02.1	It's Friday, January 17th.
1:04.2	I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street Journal.
1:06.1	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:08.8	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.2	Let's start with the Middle East.
1:18.3	Israel's security cabinet has approved a deal that would pause fighting in Gaza and free Israeli hostages.
1:24.0	The full cabinet met later in the day to discuss and vote on it.
1:27.4	The prime minister's office
1:28.5	told the families of hostages that preparations were underway for the possibility of the deal
1:32.9	going into effect as soon as Sunday. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it's okay for
1:40.5	TikTok to shut down. In a ruling today, the court upheld a federal law that requires the Chinese company that owns the social media app to sell or shut it down by January 19th.
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