Colbert pointed to figures published in a new national poll from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, taken after the conflict in Iran began, which showed Trump's approval rating had dropped to 33%, the lowest level of his second term.
President Donald Trump's lagging popularity is showing up in multiple polls giving him the lowest job approval ratings of his second term. There's Reuters-Ipsos, whose February 16 survey pegged Trump's net job approval at minus-22 percent; this outlet had him at minus-16 percent in early December. There's Morning Consult's tracking poll, which now shows his net approval as minus-12 percent, after giving him modestly underwater ratings throughout 2025. A year ago this pollster had his net approval at plus-3 percent.
Republican Steve Hilton has opened up a surprise lead in the California governors race, according to a new poll. The Fox News contributor and staunch critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading the crowded field, with 17% support, according to the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey. Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and GOP candidate Sheriff Chad Bianco are tied for second at 14%, followed by former Rep. Katie Porter at 10%.
Meeting in campaign mode In Germany's political system, federal party conferences are key events for any party, serving as an opportunity for self-reassurance, attack or consolation. Even the choice of venue holds meaning: a show of campaigning and confidence. Elections are being held in host state Baden-Wurttemberg two weeks after the party conference. Before the end of September, four more of Germany's 16 states are set to hold elections. In two of the five states Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt the CDU holds the office of state premier.
The company said on Wednesday that it would stop measuring the favorability rating of individual political figures, which reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership, after 88 years. Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on issues and conditions that shape people's lives, a spokesperson for the agency told multiple media outlets. That work will continue through the Gallup Poll Social Series, the Gallup Quarterly Business Review, the World Poll, and our portfolio of U.S. and global research.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has vowed that he will lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election, and insisted he won't be stepping down as leader when Simon Harris becomes taoiseach next year. After a turbulent year for his party, Mr Martin appears to have warded off any threats of a heave against him, following a disastrous presidential election campaign in which his chosen candidate, Jim Gavin, withdrew from the race.
A majority of voters believe that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should be impeached, new polling finds as backlash to her unconstitutional raids of U.S. communities grows. Data for Progress finds that 52 percent of likely voters say that Noem should be impeached for her handling of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. Only 36 percent said that they disagreed - a 16 point margin.
There are few politicians in America on a better recent run than Gavin Newsom. The term-limited California governor, polling at the top of the pack for the 2028 presidential election, has spent the second Trump term as the face of the liberal resistance. Countering Texas, he successfully orchestrated a statewide referendum overturning California's independent redistricting, allowing Democrats there to gerrymander new House seats.
Tylenol took a hit in the aftermath of President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s promotion of unfounded claims about it being linked to autism, but the brand's reputation is solid and has largely bounced back without any permanent damage, according to tracking polls YouGov has conducted for the past four months.
