Opinion Today
September 3, 2025
President Trump’s approval rating ticks down Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult 46% of voters approve of his Trump’s performance, down 1 percentage point over the past week, while 51% disapprove of his job performance, matching our findings from the previous three surveys. Voters are only 4 points more likely to approve than disapprove of Trump’s approach to immigration (49% to 45%), the lowest net rating we’ve measured on the issue since he took office in January. Despite Trump targeting FEMA, poll shows Americans still support it Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today Among a group of 924 adults who said they were at least partially familiar with FEMA, the poll found 86% agreed FEMA’s services after a natural disaster are very necessary or somewhat necessary. That included 83% of Republicans in the group and 95% of Democrats. U.S. holiday spending set for steepest drop since pandemic, PwC survey shows Reuters Holiday spending by U.S. consumers is set for its steepest drop since the pandemic as shoppers — particularly Gen Z — pull back amid economic uncertainty, a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey showed. Employment Declines Across Communities, Signaling an Economic Slowdown Dante Chinni, American Communities Project Data indicate the current employment picture is different from the past.