The public expects the new tax and spending law will do more to benefit the wealthy while harming the middle class and lower-income people AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research President Trump signed the tax and spending law, also known as “One Big Beautiful Bill,” on July 4th. Overall, a majority of adults believe the bill will do more to help wealthy people. People are about twice as likely to say the bill will hurt than say that it will help people like them and middle-class Americans. A majority think the bill will harm low-income people.
Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds Leah Askarinam and Linley Sanders, Associated Press Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, but a new survey shows that Americans broadly see it as a win for the wealthy. About two-thirds of U.S. adults expect the new tax law will help the rich, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
President Trump's overall approval rating remains stable Annaleise Azevedo Lohr, Ipsos The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey shows President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating remains consistent since June. However, his approval on immigration has fallen to the lowest point of his second term, but remains higher than his approval rating on other issues like the economy and foreign policy.
42% of Americans say the overturning of Roe v. Wade has increased deaths of pregnant women; 4% say deaths have decreased Jamie Ballard, YouGov About three years after the Supreme Court decision reversing Roe v. Wade — which had established the federal constitutional right to abortion before being overturned — a new YouGov survey finds that an increasing number of Americans believe abortion should always be legal. Around half believe that the decision caused the number of pregnant women denied care during an emergency to increase.
Americans are increasingly likely to say AI will negatively affect society Jamie Ballard, YouGov As artificial intelligence tools continue to evolve rapidly, so do Americans’ feelings about AI. YouGov polls have periodically asked Americans about their concerns related to AI. The most recent polling finds that compared to March 2025, an increased share of Americans are concerned about AI causing the end of the human race. Additionally, more now believe AI’s impact on society will be negative than did in March, and slightly higher shares say they are very concerned about particular potential impacts of AI.
CBS News poll: Most Americans favor U.S. returning to moon, going to Mars Anthony Salvanto, CBS News There is a lot of public favor for the idea of the U.S. returning to the moon, and also for eventually going to Mars.
Health Care Access and Financial Barriers Among LGBT People Amidst Looming Health Care Cuts Lindsey Dawson and Lunna Lopes, KFF This brief reviews new data from the May 2025 KFF Health Tracking Poll on LGBT adult’s experiences and concerns related to health care affordability. Overall, the survey findings show that LGBT adults face more widespread problems and concerns with health care affordability compared to non-LGBT adults.
