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                            June 16, 2025DHS Ratings Up Under Kristi Noem
Voters have a much higher opinion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now that Kristi Noem is secretary of the department.

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                            June 13, 202557% Approve Trump Deploying National Guard in LA
Even while President Donald Trump’s immigration policy remains controversial, most voters support his decision to use the National Guard to stop attacks on federal immigration agents in Los Angeles.

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                            June 12, 202555% Say Democrats Should Work With Trump
Voters give mixed reviews of President Donald Trump’s second term so far, but a majority reject the idea of Democrats in Congress completely opposing the president’s agendy.

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                            June 11, 2025Fewer Now Agree with SCOTUS Abortion Ruling
Three years after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, so that each state can determine its own laws regarding abortion, few voters approve of the decision.

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                            June 10, 2025Most Agree with Musk’s Slam on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is currently pending in the Senate, but a majority of voters agree with the spending bill’s most famous critic.

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                            June 9, 2025Mental Health: 20% Are Currently on Medication
Nearly a quarter of Americans have been diagnosed with mental health problems, and one-in-five are currently taking prescription medication for psychiatric conditions.

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                            June 5, 2025Elon Musk Gets Mixed Grades for His DOGE Tenure
In the wake of Elon Musk’s exit as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, nearly half of voters think DOGE failed at its mission of rooting out wasteful spending.

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                            June 4, 2025GOP House Speaker Remains Most Popular Congressional Leader
Rep. Mike Johnson’s tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives has seen its share of controversy, but he is still viewed more favorably than other leaders in Congress.

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                            June 3, 202584% Side With Trump on Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Program
While many of President Donald Trump’s initiatives have been controversial, his vow to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is supported by a landslide majority of voters.

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                            May 30, 2025Trump Rated Better on Crime Issues
Voters rate President Donald Trump significantly better than his predecessor in terms of how he’s dealing with America’s crime problem.

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                            May 29, 202557% Favor U.S. Military Action Against Iran’s Nukes
Voters are overwhelmingly concerned about Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and a majority would support an American military strike to end the threat.
 
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                            May 28, 2025Murder of Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Is Terrorism, Most Voters Say
About two-thirds of voters believe the recent fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers should be viewed as an act of terrorism.

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                            May 27, 2025‘Chemtrails’? 60% Support Laws to Ban ‘Weather Modification’
The belief that so-called “chemtrails” are secretly being used to change the weather is widely regarded as a conspiracy theory. But most voters favor legislation against such “geoengineering,” just in case.

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                            May 27, 202563% Suspect Biden Had Cancer Long Before Diagnosis Announced
The recent announcement that former President Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer has many voters suspecting a cover-up.

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                            May 23, 2025Trump Rated Better on National Security
Voters rate President Donald Trump’s handling of national security issues much higher than they rated the previous White House occupant.

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                            May 22, 2025Democrats Have Slim Lead in Early 2026 Congressional Forecast
Although the next midterm elections are still more than a year away, a slender plurality of voters now favor the Democratic Party, which hopes to recapture a House majority in November 2026.
 
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                            May 21, 202572% Say Cover-Up of Biden Decline a ‘Serious’ Scandal
Efforts by White House officials to conceal former President Joe Biden’s cognitive impairment constitute a serious scandal, according to a majority of voters who also believe the news media were part of the cover-up.
 
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                            May 20, 2025Ukraine: 50% Expect Trump to Get Peace Deal
Voters are almost evenly divided over how President Donald Trump is handling the war between Russia and Ukraine, with half saying he’s likely to succeed in getting a peace deal to end the war.

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                            May 19, 2025‘Preserve, Protect and Defend’: How’s Trump Doing?
Like every president before him, President Donald Trump took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," and most voters think he’s doing it.

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                            May 16, 2025Records on Election Fraud, Epstein Scandal Should Be Released, Voters Say
A majority of voters think it’s important for President Donald Trump to keep his promises of releasing records about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and about allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.