Opinion Today
March 20, 2026
Trump stretches ‘America First’ on Iran. His voters are going along with it. Erin Doherty, Politico President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is testing the bounds of his “America First” agenda. So far, his supporters are sticking with him. New results from The POLITICO Poll show that Trump’s 2024 voters are willing to accept the offensive, even as some of them say it violates MAGA principles or breaks his campaign promise not to start new wars.
Americans think Trump will send ground troops to Iran and don't support it, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Some 65% of Americans believe U.S. President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran and just 7% support that idea, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday found.
Voters Strongly Oppose Boots on the Ground in Iran, Think the War Is Not Worth It Data for Progress In a new survey, Data for Progress finds that a strong majority of voters (68%) would oppose the U.S. deploying soldiers on the ground in Iran, while only about 1 in 4 voters (26%) would support it.
Voters Disapprove of U.S. Strikes in Iran, and a Plurality Think Israel Has Too Much Influence Over U.S. Foreign Policy Data for Progress In a new survey, Data for Progress, in partnership with the Institute for Middle East Understanding and Demand Progress, asked U.S. likely voters whether Israel has the right amount of influence on U.S. foreign policy, whether a war with Iran benefits the U.S. or Israel more, and whether Trump’s strikes on Iran have made them more or less likely to vote for a Republican in the upcoming midterm elections.
In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there's fraud, CBS News poll finds Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto and Fred Backus, CBS News Requiring photo ID to vote and proving citizenship to register both find wide and often bipartisan support. But that doesn't mean everyone sees problems with the current voting system.
The More Americans Learn About the SAVE Act, the Less They Like It Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report covers the latest views of the SAVE Act, including which messages against the SAVE Act and voter identification laws are most effective.
Following End of Enhanced Credits, Half of Marketplace Enrollees Now Say Costs Are a Lot Higher KFF One in 10 Dropped Their Marketplace Coverage and Are Now Uninsured and Three in 10 Switched ACA Plans, Most Citing High Costs
Happiness Rankings Show Stability and Change Julie Ray, Gallup Finland once again leads the world as the happiest country, according to the latest World Happiness Report, marking its ninth consecutive year at No. 1. The Nordic nations continue to dominate the top of the rankings, with Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway joining Finland in filling five of the top six spots this year.
What Do Americans Consider Immoral? Jonathan Evans and Manolo Corichi, Pew Research Center Republicans and Democrats differ sharply on whether abortion, homosexuality and the death penalty are morally wrong
