Opinion Today
October 9, 2025
Americans’ Job Ratings of Six Key U.S. Agencies Worsen Megan Brenan, Gallup Americans’ job ratings of six federal agencies have deteriorated sharply since last year, and they are at or near their lowest points in Gallup’s trend. The only agency to show significant improvement is the Department of Homeland Security; however, it remains far below its 2017 peak. At the same time, the U.S. Postal Service continues to stand out as the highest-rated agency, maintaining a majority-level positive rating.
Most Americans don’t want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Some 58% of Americans - including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to police American cities, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The poll, which ran Friday through Tuesday, also showed the Republican president’s approval rating ticking down to 40%.
Most Americans think Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents Andy Cerda and Steven Shepard, Pew Research Center Around seven-in-ten Americans (69%) say President Donald Trump is trying to exert more power than his predecessors. And most of those who say this describe Trump’s efforts as a bad thing for the country.
Voters Favor Deporting Those in U.S. Illegally, but Say Trump Has Gone Too Far Ruth Igielnik and Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times [unlocked] Nine months into President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, registered voters largely support the idea of removing immigrants who have arrived in the country illegally, even as majorities say they feel his methods have gone too far, according to the latest survey from The New York Times and Siena University.
Generative AI and news report 2025: How people think about AI’s role in journalism and society Felix Simon, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Richard Fletcher, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Our survey in six countries (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, and the US) explored how people use generative AI in their everyday lives, what they think its impact will be on different areas of society, and what they think about its use in news and journalism specifically.
In many countries, views of the national economy are closely related to partisanship Jonathan Schulman and Manolo Corichi, Pew Research Center Around the world, views of the economy are related to several factors. Public opinion responds to economic shocks, but we also see that some people’s views change significantly following political shifts – namely, after elections.
Government shutdown: a guide for advocates Erica Seifert, Rachael Russell, Ian Smith, Maryann Cousens & Camille Keene, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report covers awareness of and blame for the government shutdown: • The shutdown is dominating the news; 75 percent of Americans say they have heard about it. • More Americans blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats. • Americans want the shutdown to end, but not if it means compromising on health care.
