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FILE - President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One from Florida, Jan. 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

What Americans think about Trump’s first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling

January 15, 2026

President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful, but you wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers. A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance as president. That’s virtually unchanged from the Republican president’s approval ratings shortly after he took office for the second time. There has been even less variation in Americans’ views of Trump’s performance than there was during his first term, which was already remarkably steady. That multiterm stability is a testament to how difficult it is to change Americans’ minds about someone who has defined the political landscape for the past decade.

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

What Americans think about Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, according to a new AP-NORC poll

January 14, 2026

A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries. The AP-NORC poll finds 56% of Americans say Trump has overstepped in using the military for foreign intervention and most Americans continue to disapprove of how the Republican president is handling foreign policy. The poll shows Americans also overwhelmingly do not want the U.S. to take “a more active role” in solving the world’s problems. Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say the U.S. should take “a more active role” in solving global issues, including just 1 in 10 Republicans.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

What Americans think about the situation in Venezuela, according to recent polls

January 6, 2026

There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike in Venezuela. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of recent polling. A recent AP-NORC poll found many Americans want the U.S. government to focus in 2026 on domestic issues such as health care and high costs, rather than foreign policy issues. Meanwhile, polling conducted in the immediate aftermath of the military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suggests many Americans are unconvinced the U.S. should step in to take control of the country.

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FILE - President Donald Trump holds charts as he speaks about the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

The economy was a strength for Trump in his first term. Not anymore, according to recent polling

September 24, 2025

New polling shows President Donald Trump’s second-term strengths look different from his first. Once strengthened by economic issues, Trump’s approval is tepid on that front — and his best issues now are crime, border security and immigration. Trump’s overall approval has been fairly steady in Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polling since the beginning of his second term. This month, about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, back in line with his average approval rating after a slight uptick in August. There was a similar pattern during the Republican’s first White House term, when his approval in AP-NORC polling stayed within a narrow range.

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