Voters are opposed to numerous items on Trump’s agenda — from his use of the military to his “Big Beautiful Bill.” Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Polling data in recent months has...
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth took the lectern at the Pentagon briefing room on Thursday morning with two goals. He wanted to present evidence of the success of the American attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, pushing back against a preliminary defence intelligence assessment that suggested the strikes were less effective. And he wanted to berate the...
Did you know that Trump is serving in his second term? You wouldn’t, if you watch the way the news reports his poll numbers and how they compare them to the numbers for Bush, Obama, and Biden at “this point in their terms.” As of two days ago, Trump’s approval rating in the RCP Avg...
We have been bombarded by commentary that Trump has taken a serious hit in the polls, and that his voters are suffering from “buyer’s remorse.” I can’t tell you the number of times I have seen “influencers” tell stories about Trump voters coming up to them and confessing that they regret voting for Trump, and...
Donald Trump began his presidency with the shortest of honeymoons. To give you an idea of just how set people’s opinion of Trump really is, a “honeymoon” for him is an evenly divided country. He inched into positive territory on some polls, and given pollsters’ history of getting Trump’s support wrong, it’s not unfair to...
Did you know that the FDA approval process for the COVID vaccines does not require that the shots be safe and effective? It doesn’t, and never has. All that has been required is that the vaccines be proven to increase antibodies, which is a very low and atypical standard. Vaccine approval for people over 65–those...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Plans to bring an electricity cable onshore at Saunton Sands in north Devon have been recommended for approval A controversial plan to bring an electricity cable from an offshore wind farm onshore at a Devon beauty spot has been recommended for approval by council officers. White Cross offshore...