Opinion Today
December 2, 2025
Republicans are three times as likely as Democrats to say they’d call the police if they suspected someone of being an illegal immigrant Jamie Ballard, YouGov A new YouGov survey on law enforcement finds that majorities of Americans support police reform measures including requiring body cameras for officers and banning officers fired for misconduct from working in other police departments. The survey also explored how Americans see the nation’s crime rate changing, their personal experiences with police, and in which situations they would call the police.
Where most people trust others and where they don’t around the world Jordan Lippert and Jonathan Schulman, Pew Research Center While a majority of U.S. adults (55%) say most people can be trusted, a sizable share (44%) say most people can’t be trusted. Across all 25 countries we surveyed earlier this year, trust in others varies widely. In Sweden, for example, 83% of adults say most people can be trusted. But in Turkey, only 14% express this view.
People who trust others tend to support international cooperation more than those who don’t Jonathan Schulman, Pew Research Center Social trust – the notion that most people can be trusted – is usually about the relationships between people. But whether people trust those around them also relates to how they think about interactions between countries, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.
Trump’s approval rating on the economy continues to recover Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult The share of voters who approve (45%) and disapprove (52%) of the president’s job performance went unchanged in our latest survey, which was conducted over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and found a number of other positive developments for the GOP. Trump’s net approval ratings on the economy and trade remain on the upswing. After Brief Decline, Trump Leadership Gauges Regain Lost Ground In December: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, Issues & Insights As December begins and 2025 nears an end, voters appear to be a lot happier with President Donald Trump than in recent months, with both his “favorability” and “approval” ratings climbing.
