Opinion Today
March 28, 2025
More Americans say Trump’s second term has been worse than expected, according to a new poll Andrew Romano, Yahoo News The Yahoo News/YouGov survey shows the president’s approval rating has fallen since last November amid perceptions that he isn’t prioritizing America’s most important issues.
Americans' economic outlook a bit more pessimistic, CBS News poll finds Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Kabir Khanna, CBS News Americans' outlook for the economy is mixed and has grown a bit more pessimistic since last month, with relatively more expecting a slowdown or recession over the next year. Ratings of today's economy are unchanged overall and continue to be negative, much as they have been for years going back to the pandemic.
Republicans, Men Push Trump Approval Higher in Second Term Jeffrey M. Jones and Megan Brenan, Gallup President Trump’s early first-term ratings were the lowest Gallup has measured for a newly inaugurated president. His second-term ratings are slightly better, largely because of higher ratings among his fellow Republicans and conservatives. The March poll also asked Americans to assess how Trump is handling eight different policy issues. Consistent with Trump’s 53% overall job disapproval rating in March, majorities of Americans disapprove of his performance on all but one of the issues — energy policy — for which just under half, 47%, disapprove, while 45% approve.
Fewer Americans now see Canada as a US ally as Trump strains a longtime partnership Jill Colvin and Linley Sander, Associated Press Americans are less likely to see Canada and the U.S. as close allies than they were two years ago, the latest indication that President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and talk of taking over a neighboring ally are souring a critical economic and military relationship.