Opinion Today
August 26, 2025
Republicans are much less likely to see inflation and election fraud as very serious problems than they were a year ago Jamie Ballard, YouGov A new YouGov survey asked Americans about the seriousness of 33 problems in the U.S. Corruption, inflation, and political division are seen by majorities of Americans as very serious problems.
Trump’s approval rating is stable amid D.C. crackdown Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult 47% of voters approve of Trump’s job performance, unchanged from the previous week. Still, 51% disapprove of his job performance. Voters are now 10 points more likely to approve than disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, up from a 5-point margin on the issue two months ago. Similarly, voters are 11 points more likely to trust Republicans than Democrats to handle immigration, up from a 4-point advantage in late June. Gen Z Students More Engaged in School, Ready for the Future Zach Hrynowski, Gallup Gen Z students are feeling more prepared for their futures than at any point in the past three years, according to a new survey from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup Voices of Gen Z study. Nearly six in 10 middle and high school students now agree they feel prepared for the future, an 11-percentage-point increase over 2024.
