Opinion Today
February 12, 2026
Trump's ratings on immigration tumble as Americans lose confidence in his top issue Natasha Korecki and Stephanie Perry, NBC News Support for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is in free fall in early 2026 after federal immigration agents shot and killed two Americans last month, according to the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. The administration’s aggressive tactics and deportation goals have dragged down Americans’ views of Trump on the very issue that helped sweep him into office, the survey shows.
Americans support ICE overhaul amid federal funding fight Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman, NBC News A sizable majority of Americans want significant changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement — but while they largely disapprove of ICE and say its tactics have gone too far, the country is divided over just how much to reform the agency and how to handle immigration policy broadly, according to a new survey.
As U.S.-Russia Nuke Deal Expires, 2/3 Of U.S. Voters ‘Concerned’ About Nuclear War: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights Americans have lived with the threat of nuclear war for more than seven decades, yet the deadly weapons get little serious attention outside of wonky policy circles. But, as a major U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons agreement expires and nuclear talks with Iran continue, most Americans show real concern about the threat of nuclear war, the latest I&I/TIPP poll shows.
Top NATO allies don’t think US helps deter enemies anymore Nicholas Vinocur and Erin Doherty, Politico As global leaders convene in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, new results from The POLITICO Poll show President Donald Trump’s efforts to rewrite longstanding international relationships — particularly in Europe — are repelling longtime, traditionally loyal partners. The United States’ eroding reputation is raising fresh questions about the stability of the global order that has held for decades, and of the country’s strength on the world stage.
Americans’ Complicated Relationship With News Pew Research Center Americans today describe a complicated relationship with the news. Most say being informed is essential for civic life – especially voting – yet many feel overwhelmed, skeptical and selective about how they engage with information, according to a new Pew Research Center study from the Pew-Knight Initiative.
Majority of Americans express low confidence in journalists to act in public’s best interests Kirsten Eddy, Pew Research Center A majority of Americans (57%) express low confidence in journalists to act in the best interests of the public, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative. This includes 40% who say they have not too much confidence and 17% who say they have none at all. By comparison, 43% of adults say they have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in journalists.
How many Americans want their state to secede — and what they would want to happen next Taylor Orth, YouGov A new YouGov survey of about 27,000 U.S. adults finds that roughly one in five Americans are in favor of their state seceding.
