Opinion Today

October 1, 2021

Biden's Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month's Low, An NPR Poll Finds
Domenico Montanaro, NPR News
Since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a month ago, President Biden's approval rating has recovered some in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Last month, just 43% of survey respondents approved of how he was doing his job and a majority — 51% — disapproved. Since then, Biden has gained back some of that, drawing to about even, with 45% approving and 46% disapproving.

Polarization over vaccine mandate rules underscores difficulty for U.S. to slow pandemic
Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour
Public support for the Biden administration’s drive to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19 is largely split along partisan lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. While employers in some sectors and parts of the country are reporting that a vast majority of workers are complying with new vaccine requirements, hardened stances among the minority of people who op…