Opinion Today
October 10, 2025
Record-High 62% Say U.S. Government Has Too Much Power Frank Newport, Gallup Sixty-two percent of Americans say the federal government has too much power, with most of the rest saying the government’s power is about right. This latest reading, the first in President Donald Trump’s second term, is up from 51% a year ago and is the highest in Gallup’s trend since 2002, by two percentage points.
Who’s to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Americans blame both Republicans and Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown and are worried services could falter as a third of the federal workforce sits on unpaid leave, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Some 49% of respondents said they were concerned there could be delays in services they rely on, such as Social Security payments or student aid. Thirty-three percent said they were not worried.
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Tylenol-Autism Link and Vaccine Policies KFF • KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, fielded a day after the Trump administration warned that taking Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism in children despite no evidence of a causal relationship, finds that three-quarters (77%) of the public report having heard this claim, and many are unsure whether it is true. • Amidst a series of recent changes to federal vaccine policy, majorities of the public disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s overall job performance (59%) as well as his handling of U.S. vaccine policy (62%). • Public trust in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has continued to decline. • Most parents (70%) say they are opposed to removing public school vaccine requirements in their state.
Comparing Donald Trump’s first and second terms as president Jamie Ballard, YouGov A new YouGov survey asked Americans to compare Donald Trump’s first and second terms as president. Majorities say that compared with his first term, during Trump’s second term as president there have been increases in immigration enforcement actions, use of military force domestically, and political violence.
American Support for Legal Immigration Reaches New Heights Sam Dong and Craig Kafura, Chicago Council on Global Affairs In the past year, American attitudes toward immigration have measurably changed. Concerns about migrants as a critical threat have diminished, while favorable opinion toward maintaining or increasing legal immigration has reached historic highs. These shifts indicate that the broader public is more supportive of inclusive immigration policies than just a year ago.
