Opinion Today
October 7, 2025
Trump’s approval rating is unchanged amid shutdown Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult With the federal government shut down since Oct. 1, 46% of voters approve of Trump’s job performance and 52% disapprove, unchanged over the past four weeks. Congressional Democrats saw their net favorability rating fall by 5 percentage points. That slide leaves Democrats in Congress 7 points underwater with all voters, the same net rating held by their Republican counterparts, who saw no change to their own standing. What Americans think about military aid to Ukraine David Montgomery, YouGov The Economist and YouGov have surveyed Americans since September 2022 about their views on providing military aid to Ukraine. Here are the most recent survey results and how opinion has changed.
What Americans think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict David Montgomery, YouGov The Economist and YouGov have surveyed Americans for years about their views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Here are the most recent survey results and how opinion has changed.
American Views on AI, National Security in 5 Charts Benedict Vigers and Justin Lall, Gallup Artificial intelligence has rapidly entered the public discussion in recent years and is already playing a role in U.S. national security, intelligence and defense. New research conducted by Gallup in partnership with the Special Competitive Studies Project outlines five key insights on how Americans view AI’s role in national security and military affairs.
About 1 in 5 U.S. workers now use AI in their job, up since last year Luona Lin, Pew Research Center Today, 21% of U.S. workers say at least some of their work is done with AI, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in September. That share is up from 16% roughly a year ago. Most American workers (65%) still say they don’t use AI much or at all in their job.
She Leads: Progress and Persistent Barriers for Women in Politics Gender on the Ballot Voter sentiment strongly favors increased female representation in politics, with a significant 83% believing it’s important to elect more women, and over half feeling there are currently too few women in office. This desire is particularly pronounced among Democrats and Gen Z. Across all age groups, voters believe government gets more done when more women hold office. Despite strong support for women in politics, significant barriers persist. A notable “youth paradox” exists, where younger voters, while generally supportive of women in office, are actually the least open to electing a female president.
