The groups that the largest shares of Americans think Donald Trump cares about a lot are wealthy Americans, white Americans, Republicans, and men.

The news events that Americans were most likely to have heard a lot about in mid-February were the shutdown of USAID, layoffs of federal workers, and Elon Musk’s claims of fraud in federal agencies.

Americans are about evenly split between positive and negative views about the year so far for the country. Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to say 2025 has been a terrible year for the U.S.

Increasing shares of Americans are feeling skeptical about AI and expecting it to have a negative impact on society.

55% of Americans say it’s very or somewhat important that film and TV characters are representative of the overall population, including 21% who say it is very important.

"Wicked" is the top Best Picture pick but it's a divided field with a majority who aren't sure which film should win. And most Americans don't remember which film won last year's Best Picture award.

51% of Americans believe that all children born in the U.S. should automatically become citizens, while 39% believe children born in the U.S. should only become citizens if their parents are citizens.

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say men and women should be treated as equals, and much less likely to say they are treated as equals.

Americans’ trust in the media to state the facts fully, accurately, and fairly is low: Only 29% say they have a fair amount or a great deal of trust, compared to 44% who do in Donald Trump’s administration.

52% of Americans trust Donald Trump a lot to handle immigration as president, 46% trust him a lot to handle the economy, and 45% trust him a lot to handle foreign policy.