Opinion Weekend
March 1-2, 2025
As Trump cuts federal funding, most Americans support increases Taylor Orth, YouGov As the Trump administration slashes funding for many federal agencies, new polling finds that large shares of Americans favor increasing funding for dozens of government services; very few support cuts. The survey asked about spending in 40 areas, and in none of these areas did a majority of Americans support a reduction in spending.
Half the public has been personally affected by extreme cold spells or heat waves within the past five years AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Among those who have experienced recent extreme weather events or natural disasters, 72% believe they occurred at least in part because of climate change.
Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows Tammy Webber and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Associated Press About 8 in 10 U.S. adults say they have experienced some kind of extreme weather in recent years, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with about half saying they’ve been personally affected by severe cold weather or severe winter storms. Which U.S. births Americans think should be entitled to birthright citizenship Jamie Ballard, YouGov Donald Trump recently signed an executive order intending to end automatic citizenship rights for children who are born to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or on temporary visas. A new YouGov survey asked Americans under what circumstances a child born in the U.S. should automatically be granted citizenship.
Americans sour on the economy Clifford Young, Sarah Feldman and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos Throughout the 2024 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump’s biggest strength was the economy. However, just months into Trump’s second term, a decline in several consumer confidence indices suggest that consumer sentiment is softening.
Americans expect corporations, the wealthy, White people and other groups to gain influence under Trump Gabriel Borelli and Joseph Copeland, Pew Research Center Americans expect several groups in society to gain influence – and others to lose it – under President Donald Trump’s new administration.
