How tariffs are tanking Trump’s approval rating Andrew Romano, Yahoo News A new Yahoo News/YouGov survey finds that 54% of Americans now disapprove of the president’s job performance — and even more think he’s ‘gone too far’ on trade.
Trust in Media 2025: Which news sources Americans use and trust Taylor Orth and Carl Bialik, YouGov The American news landscape remains polarized by political party identification, and to some extent age, with few news sources both used and trusted widely among Democrats and Republicans.
Americans don’t trust these news sources — but they keep using them Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] New polling from YouGov reinforces that distrust in traditional media, a central engine of the political moment, remains acute. Consumer sentiment was unchanged from April University of Michigan Consumer sentiment was unchanged from April, ending four consecutive months of plunging declines. Sentiment had ebbed at the preliminary reading for May but turned a corner in the latter half of the month following the temporary pause on some tariffs on China goods.
American Consumers Are Still Gloomy on the Economy Chao Deng, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Changing tariff policies have made it difficult to forecast prices
Brands and Politics Clifford Young and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos It’s never been more complicated to be a brand. Political divisions and widespread distrust in institutions can make it hard for brands to take stands on social topics. But being vanilla risks lacking connection with your audience.
Americans see Republicans growing more comfortable, and Democrats less, with sharing their views Andy Cerda, Pew Research Center With Republican President Donald Trump in the White House and the GOP in control of Congress, Americans are more likely now than in recent years to say Republicans are very comfortable to freely express their political views. At the same time, the share who say Democrats are very comfortable doing this is down substantially.
A Bipartisan Majority of Voters Do Not Want Congress to Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act Data for Progress In 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), making historic investments to support domestic clean energy manufacturing, reduce pollution in disadvantaged communities, stabilize health care costs, lower prescription drug prices, and pay down the national debt. Polling from Data for Progress has consistently found strong, bipartisan support for the IRA since its passage.
Voters Support Progressive Policy Alternatives to Trump’s Immigration Agenda Data for Progress While the Trump administration continues to violate court orders in its effort to carry out “mass deportations,” Data for Progress polling has consistently shown that voters favor a more humane approach to immigration policy when confronted with real-life scenarios and progressive alternatives.
