Opinion Today
October 5, 2022
Government Agency Ratings: CIA, FBI Up; Federal Reserve Down Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Gallup's latest update on federal government agency and department ratings finds a partial recovery in attitudes toward the CIA and FBI after sharp declines between 2019 and 2021. Meanwhile, Americans have soured on the job the Federal Reserve Board is doing as it tries to battle inflation. Biden approval slips to 40%, Reuters/Ipsos finds Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating edged lower this week and was close to the lowest level of his presidency, with just five weeks to go before the Nov. 8 midterm elections, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday found. Many adults are pessimistic about improving their standard of living AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Black adults and older adults have a more positive outlook on upward mobility than the rest of the public. Most Americans support raising taxes on billionaires Taylor Orth, YouGov A majority of Americans…
