Opinion Today

October 10, 2022

Trust in Government on Foreign Problems Has Mostly Recovered
Megan Brenan, Gallup
The current 45% of U.S. adults who express "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of confidence in the government's handling of foreign issues is up six percentage points from one year ago. At the same time, the 40% of Americans with the same degree of trust in the government's handling of domestic problems is essentially unchanged near the low point for the trend.

Johnson and Barnes in tight Senate race in Wisconsin; Whitmer leads Dixon for governor in Michigan
CBS News
It seems like Wisconsin elections are always pretty close these days, and here are two more following that trend. The Senate race has incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson running just one point ahead of Democrat Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a toss-up contest, and the governor's race is currently even between incumbent Democrat Gov. Tony Evers and Republican Tim Michels.