President Donald Trump's second term as commander in chief of the United States moves past the Fourth of July holiday on a whirlwind of headlines, including the strike on Iran and, most recently, the sweeping domestic policy bill. Each instance has left ...

An explanation of the methodology for 538's presidential approval average. On Jan. 28, 2025, 538 launched our average of polls of President Donald Trump's approval rating. For Trump's second term, we are debuting a brand-spanking-new methodology for our ...