Opinion Today
August 19, 2025
Democrats are more positive than Republicans about their community's schools — and much more positive about the country's Jamie Ballard, YouGov Most Americans think public schools in their area do a good job, but majorities are concerned about bullying, unmet learning objectives, and depression and anxiety among students in their local public schools.
Trump approval holds at 40%, lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters President Donald Trump's approval rating held at 40% in recent weeks, matching the lowest level of his current term, amid weak ratings from Hispanic voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.
Trump’s foreign policy approval rating ticks up Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult Following two weeks of a record-low approval rating, sentiment about Trump’s job performance has improved, from 45% to 47%. Voters are 3 percentage points more likely to approve than disapprove of how Trump’s navigating foreign affairs. That’s up from an even split earlier this month. How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ in their levels of education Mary Randolph and Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center The American audiences of 30 prominent news sources vary dramatically in their levels of education, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.
August 2025 Verified Voter Omnibus Echelon Insights • Donald Trump’s job approval stands at 47% approve, 51% disapprove • Democrats lead on the generic Congressional ballot 47-46 • Voters oppose the federal takeover of the Washington, DC police force, 42-46 • 37% of voters say Republicans are more responsible for partisan gerrymandering, 24% say Democrats
Latino Voters Want Working Class Relief Prioritized in U.S. Economic Policy Data for Progress Amid a chaotic tariff rollout and persistent inflation, voters across the country continue to experience the economic downturn and resulting financial hardships facing their households and communities. In line with this, a July 2025 survey of registered Latino voters in the U.S. performed by Data for Progress, in partnership with Equis, finds that these voters believe that the U.S. economy is not doing well and that our current policies are not driving it in the right direction.
