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73% of Americans expect price surge under Trump tariffs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Jason Lange, Reuters
Most Americans are bracing for higher prices on a wide range of consumer goods following President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from most of the world, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Most Americans say prices will increase due to tariffs
Ipsos
Republicans are significantly more likely to support the tariffs recently announced by President Trump than Democrats and independents. At least seven in ten Republicans say they support these four tariffs, while around one in ten Democrats say the same. Most Americans say prices on a variety of goods will increase due to tariffs, while just one in five say they have seen grocery or gasoline costs go down in the last three months.
Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews
Laura Silver, Jordan Lippert and Andrew Prozorovsky, Pew Research Center
More Americans see the president favoring Russia too much than striking the right balance
How Americans view trade between the U.S. and China, Canada and Mexico
Jacob Poushter and Drew DeSilver, Pew Research Center
Americans offer mixed views when asked whether trade between the United States and its top three international trading partners – China, Canada and Mexico – does more to benefit the U.S. or the other countries, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
How Americans view Israel and the Israel-Hamas war at the start of Trump’s second term
Laura Silver, Pew Research Center
As Americans look at the Middle East, fewer say the Israel-Hamas war is important to them personally – or important to U.S. national interests – than felt that way early last year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. In addition, the public’s views of Israel have turned more negative over the past three years.
Nuclear Energy Support Near Record High in U.S.
Megan Brenan, Gallup
Americans’ support for the use of nuclear energy as an electricity source in the U.S. has risen six percentage points, to 61%, since Gallup’s last measurement, in 2023. Public support is weaker for three proposals that President Donald Trump favors for boosting U.S. production of fossil fuels like oil and natural gas.
Most Voters (but Few Republicans) Want Congress to Rein In Trump Amid Economic Doubts
Eli Yokley, Morning Consult
Voters are 3 points more likely to disapprove than approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and trade policy, down by double digits since he took office in January. The majority of voters say Republicans in Congress should push back on tariffs, but only 31% of Republicans agree. The numbers are similar when it comes to health care and education, while voters are least interested in having Republicans check his priorities on immigration.
Most AAPI Adults Disapprove of Current Trump Administration Priorities and Policies
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
As the Trump administration continues to enact its agenda, a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC Poll finds many AAPI adults disapprove of how President Trump is handling a host of key policy issues, including the economy and trade (71%), managing the federal government (68%), and government spending (63%). AAPI adults are more likely to express disapproval on each of these issues than the general population, according to a March 2025 AP-NORC Poll.
Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They’re tough on immigration too, a new poll finds
Terry Tang and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press
There are sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S. should handle mass deportations, with older AAPI adults — many of whom are themselves immigrants — taking a much tougher stance on unlawful border crossers, according to a new poll.

Trump and Tariffs
Navigator Research
After last week’s tariff announcement, Trump’s economic approval has dropped precipitously, now tied for his worst ever in Navigator tracking since 2018. His overall job approval rating has also declined. Americans are growing increasingly unfavorable towards tariffs, and a majority want to see Congress take back its power over them from Trump.

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