Opinion Today
February 25, 2026
Trump’s State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he’ll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address drew largely positive marks from a heavily Republican audience, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But it didn’t fully convince significant shares of even that friendly audience that he’s focusing on the nation’s most important problems or that he’ll lower the cost of living. Poll on Trump State of the Union finds most want to hear about economy and say admin. hasn't explained Iran policy Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Kabir Khanna, CBS News Asked how they'd describe the country compared to a year ago, Republicans already think it is doing better today. And they're widely optimistic about the coming years ahead, too. A majority of Americans overall, though, feel the nation is doing worse.
Two-thirds of Independents disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance David Montgomery, YouGov Far more Americans disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance than approve of it, as has been the case for most of Trump's second term. Democrats maintain an edge over Republicans in preference for the 2026 congressional elections.
Ahead of State of the Union, Trump's approval falls to new low of 37% G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers The new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Democrats leading on the generic ballot by 10 points among registered voters, and Trump approval on immigration falling to -15
Majorities of Americans want lower tariffs and approve of the Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs David Montgomery, YouGov Majorities of Americans approve of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down many of the tariffs Donald Trump imposed over the past year, think presidents should not be able to impose tariffs without congressional approval, and oppose Trump re-imposing tariffs using different laws.
Four years after Russia's invasion, most Americans side with Ukraine but few think it's winning David Montgomery, YouGov Four years after Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, most Americans side with Ukraine in its war with Russia. But few Americans think Ukraine is winning and Americans are split over how much military aid the U.S. should provide Ukraine.
Few Americans support U.S. military action against Iran, but a majority think it's likely Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov Americans are more likely to oppose than to support the U.S. using military force to attack Iran or to overthrow its leader, though a majority think military action against Iran is likely in the next month. About half of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the situation in Iran.
Americans are divided about the state of race relations and how successful the civil rights movement has been Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov Americans are more likely to say that growing diversity makes the U.S. a better place to live than to say it makes the country worse. They're also more likely to say that racism is a big problem today than to say it's either a small problem or not a problem.
We asked 2,300 Americans about the best and worst things Trump has done. Here’s what they said. Scott Clement, Eric Lau and Isabelle Gibson, Washington Post [unlocked] A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll asked more than 2,300 Americans to name the best and worst things he has done since January 2025.
Immigration is Trump's best and worst issue: ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll Emily Guskin, ABC News Depending on who you ask, immigration is either President Donald Trump's greatest accomplishment or his most significant failing since returning to office in January 2025. Most Americans say Trump is growing erratic with age, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Six in ten Americans, including a significant slice of Republicans, think President Donald Trump has become erratic as he ages, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
