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January 20, 2026

Jan 20, 2026
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CNN poll: Just 6% of Americans satisfied with how much US has released from Epstein files so far
Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN
Few Americans are satisfied with the amount of evidence released in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with most saying they believe the government is intentionally holding back information.
5 big takeaways from CNN’s poll of Trump’s first year
Aaron Blake, CNN
President Donald Trump is one day away from the one-year mark of his second term. Over the past week, CNN has rolled out a series of poll findings on where Americans stand on his performance so far. It hasn’t been encouraging for Trump.

Voters Skeptical of RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Overhaul
Sabrina Siddiqui, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to remake vaccine policy is facing public skepticism, as half of U.S. voters say the Trump administration has gone too far and left them less confident in the federal government’s guidance on vaccines, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll.

Voter sentiment about Trump improves
Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult
Voters are 5 points more likely to disapprove than approve of Trump’s job performance (51% to 46%), marking an improvement from a decline that followed his military actions in Venezuela and the high-profile fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, Minn.

One Year In: Americans Give Trump a C- Grade
Maryann Cousens & Julie Alderman Boudreau, Navigator Research
This Navigator Research report covers the latest views of President Trump’s first year in office, including how Americans think his policies have impacted the country, and how they would rate his performance as President.
• Americans give President Trump and the economy he’s created a C- grade for the first year of his second term.
• Political division and cost increases are seen as worsening under Trump.
• Americans most associate Trump’s economic policies with tariffs – which they believe are increasing their costs.
The Generational Collapse of American Religion
Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion
An Age–Period–Cohort Story Told Through the GSS

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