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Fox News Poll: Most rate the economy negatively, including half of Republicans
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It’s less than five months until the midterm elections and voters are not happy with what’s in their wallets.
Only 12% say they are getting ahead financially, most think the economy is in bad shape, more than half think President Donald Trump’s policies benefit people who have money, and their outlook on the economy is negative.
That’s according to a new Fox News poll that finds the president’s numbers have declined since last year.
Some 59% of voters feel pessimistic about the economy, worse by 4 points compared to last June (55%). That’s a stark contrast from the bullish views during Trump’s first term, when 57% felt optimistic (June 2019).
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Forty-four percent say they’re falling behind financially. That’s more than felt that way last year by 8 points (36% falling behind) and by 3 points compared to June 2024 (41%).
One in four, 26%, rates the economy positively, better by 3 points since last month and generally in line with views this year — but still below last June’s 31% positive marks. Around three-quarters consistently rate the economy negatively (73%).
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Big picture, 37% are satisfied with the direction of the country. That’s mostly unchanged since March, but down from 44% last July. Even with the 7-point decline since last summer, satisfaction is higher today than what it was for most of former President Joe Biden’s term.
Those satisfaction ratings closely match Trump’s job performance, as his approval stands at 39%. That’s unchanged since last month, but down 7 points compared to 46% approval last June. His lowest approval for either term is 38% in October 2017.
Twenty percent think Trump’s economic policies benefit everyone, while a 54% majority says they help people with more money than they have, and 15% say they help «no one.» The share saying the president’s policies help everyone is down from 31% in 2019 (Trump), 27% in 2023 (Biden), and 23% in 2015 (Obama).
Opinions on the economy are largely based on party identification. Among Republicans, the biggest share says Trump’s policies help everyone (42%), half say they’re holding steady financially (49%), half rate economic conditions positively (50%), and two-thirds feel optimistic (66%).
It’s the opposite among Democrats: 81% feel pessimistic about the economy, 91% rate it negatively, more than half say they’re falling behind (55%), and 71% think the president’s policies help people with more money.
Approval of the president is near record lows among some of his key constituencies, sitting a single point above his all-time floor among men (43%), White voters (44%), White evangelical Christians (61%), and Republicans (81%). His support among White men without a college degree stands at 50%, only 2 points ahead of his low-water mark.
The 23% approving of Trump’s handling of gas prices marks a rare moment of consensus — voters across the board are unhappy with the president — as majorities of Democrats (95%), independents (88%), and Republicans (53%) disapprove.
On the economy overall, 31% approve of the job Trump is doing, up from a record low 29% in May. A year ago, 40% approved. While a majority of Republicans approve, most Democrats and independents disapprove.
On immigration, 43% approve, the lowest of Trump’s second term, but still his best issue.
These ratings are driven, at least in part, by 51% thinking his immigration enforcement has gone too far.
In addition, views on the immigration role of local governments have flipped. Currently, 53% say local governments should control immigration enforcement in their communities, while 46% believe cooperation with ICE should be required. Last year, it was the reverse: 51% favored requiring ICE cooperation and 45% preferred local control.
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Trust in the federal government stands at a low of 25%. That’s down from 32% in both 2025 and 2024. The previous low was 31% in 2023. Trust stood at a high of 54% in 2002, but hasn’t hit 40% since 2012.
During the last year of the Biden administration, 44% of Democrats distrusted the government (2024), and that increased to 73% in 2025 and 83% this year.
Among Republicans, more than 6 in 10 (63%) don’t trust the government, up 15 points compared to last summer (48%), but down from 85% two years ago. Currently, 57% of MAGA Republicans and 73% of non-MAGA Republicans lack faith in Uncle Sam.
Distrust has held fairly steady among independents recently: 80% today vs. 80% in 2025 and 72% in 2024.
Six in 10 voters believe the government spends too little time combating fraud in federal programs, and another 66% say recent efforts have been ineffective.
While Democrats (55%) and Republicans (63%) agree the government isn’t doing enough to stop fraud, they disagree on recent performance: a majority of Republicans (56%) say efforts to prevent fraud have been effective, while most Democrats say the reverse (83% ineffective). Views among independents are the most critical, as they think the government isn’t doing enough (67%) and what it has done has been ineffective (78%).
Conducted June 12-15, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,002 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (101) and cellphones (644) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (257). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
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‘F—ING IDIOTS’: Top female operatives torch Platner enablers as rape allegation rocks Dem campaign
Dems flee Graham Platner campaign after new allegations
Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams details the deepening crisis for Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Plattner, now facing calls from Bernie Sanders to withdraw after a former girlfriend accused Plattner of rape in 2021, adding to existing controversies like a Nazi tattoo and previous physical abuse allegations. Contributor Jason Chaffetz reacts to the political fallout after Platner lost key endorsements following the allegations.
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Neera Tanden and Shannon Watts, a pair of top Democratic political operatives, are calling on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to step down amid a bombshell rape allegation that emerged Monday.
Tanden, the CEO of the Center for American Progress, a center-left think tank that had deep ties to the Biden and Obama administrations, has been critical of Platner for months.
«I will remain incredibly angry at the people who didn’t vet this candidate, but in life you don’t get the best choices. Unless people show a lot more courage than they have,» Tanden said in an X post that was re-upped Monday.
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Neera Tanden, nominee for director of the Office and Management and Budget, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee on her nomination during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 9, 2021. (Leigh Vogel/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to calling for his removal, Tanden and Watts are also strongly cautioning the party about its next move as the state nears the Nov. 3 general election.
Platner, who has fended off stories about a Nazi tattoo, past online comments on race and relational infidelity, came under renewed fire Monday afternoon when Politico reported that he had allegedly raped a former girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, while heavily intoxicated after allegedly being told repeatedly to stop.
She also went on CNN Monday evening shortly after the report was published to tell host Jake Tapper that «by dictionary definition» Platner «raped» her.
«I thought, here’s a man who was drunk and who, by dictionary definition, raped me. And he’s blaming drunk women,» Racicot said. «So, I just felt like that was a very odd take to have on that. And I also feel like, with all of the comments that he made about women, sexual assault, rape, even, um, you know, the comments that he had made that was in The New York Times article about, you know, threatening people with rape, like, why does this person have this issue, like scattered throughout their life, throughout their commentary, like it‘s on their mind?»
Platner has denied the allegations, calling them «troubling, serious, and false.»
The Platner campaign posted a video on X shortly after the Politico story published where Platner again called the allegations «false,» adding he was going to «reflect» on the best path forward.
«So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins,» Platner says in the video. «Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today.»
Watts, who has grown in prominence through advocacy with her gun control organization, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, immediately highlighted the story, criticizing party figures who, in her view, had blown past warning signs about Platner’s behavior.
«MAYBE LISTEN TO WOMEN IN THE PARTY YOU F—— IDIOTS!!!!» Watts wrote in a post on X.
«Who endorsed him despite the fact that he said bigoted, racist and sexist things online? Despite his Totenkopf tattoo? Despite accusations of domestic assault? Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ruben Gallego, Martin Heinrich, Ro Khanna. Who am I missing?» Watts added.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a Fighting Oligarchy tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, May 24, 2026. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
With the state Democratic Party calling on Platner to step aside, Watts wasted little time setting her sights on a possible replacement.
She began striking out against letting someone like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., handpick an alternative.
«Bernie Sanders — the worst judge of character in history — hasn’t yet condemned the fatally flawed candidate he forced upon the Dem Party in Maine, likely causing us to lose the Senate. Why? He’s going to try and hold us hostage until we pick his other sh—- candidate,» Watts wrote, likely referring to Troy Jackson, another progressive in the state.
Notably, Sanders dropped his endorsement of Platner on Tuesday and called on Platner to drop out of the race.
Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, faces allegations of his own, having reportedly gotten into a physical altercation with a female colleague, according to Progressive Victory, an advocacy group.
«So no, we’re not going to pick this f—— guy,» Watts wrote in another post, highlighting Progressive Victory’s statement on Jackson.
Tanden also hinted at her disapproval at the idea of swapping Platner out with another up-and-coming progressive.
«Isn’t the most democratic thing to do here is select the candidate who won the most votes in the Gov’s race? I think they were all pretty good, but that might be the most credible with voters,» Tanden wrote.
Like Watts, Tanden criticized voices suggesting Jackson might be a suitable alternative.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his primary election event June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
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«Maybe the people who got us into this mess should take a beat on the right path for the future. And I say that with the utmost respect to Ro Khanna,» Tanden said, highlighting a post from Khanna that noted Jackson’s achievements just hours after the news about Platner had broken.
Khanna, who had fiercely supported Platner, rescinded his endorsement on Monday along with several other high-profile Democrats, who are calling on Platner to drop out of the race.
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Comienzan en Irak las procesiones fúnebres de Ali Khamenei en medio de una nueva escalada entre Estados Unidos e Irán
Miles de personas participaron este miércoles en la ciudad iraquí de Najaf de la procesión que acompaño el féretro del líder supremo iraní, Ali Khamenei, en una ceremonia que forma parte de los seis días de homenajes públicos organizados por Irán tras su muerte. El acto se desarrolló en medio de una nueva escalada militar entre Irán y Estados Unidos en el estrecho de Ormuz.
Las autoridades iraquíes decretaron feriado nacional para facilitar las ceremonias, que comenzaron a las 6:00 de la mañana, hora local, en la ciudad considerada uno de los principales centros del islam chiita. Un amplio operativo de seguridad custodió el recorrido, mientras miles de personas ocuparon las calles y muchas intentaron acercarse al camión que transportó el féretro para tocarlo durante el trayecto.
La procesión llegó hasta el santuario del imán Ali, yerno del profeta Mahoma y primer imán del chiismo, donde decenas de clérigos rezaron ante el ataúd antes de continuar el traslado hacia la ciudad de Karbala.
Los homenajes en Irak forman parte del cronograma establecido por Teherán para despedir a Khamenei, quien murió el 28 de febrero durante los ataques lanzados por Estados Unidos e Israel, en los que también fallecieron varios integrantes de su familia. Según las autoridades iraníes, las ceremonias comenzaron el sábado y reservaron una jornada especial para Irak, país que alberga los principales santuarios del islam chiita y mantiene estrechos vínculos religiosos y políticos con la República Islámica.
El martes por la noche, funcionarios iraquíes y dirigentes políticos recibieron los restos de Khamenei en el aeropuerto internacional de Najaf. Del acto participaron el presidente iraní, Masoud Pezeshkian, y Mostafa Khamenei, hijo mayor del fallecido líder.
En cambio, Mojtaba Khamenei, designado como nuevo líder supremo poco después de la muerte de su padre, no apareció en público desde su nombramiento y solo difundió comunicados escritos.
La despedida de Khamenei en Irak coincidió con una nueva escalada militar en el estrecho de Ormuz. Estados Unidos informó que atacó decenas de objetivos iraníes en respuesta a los ataques atribuidos a Teherán contra tres embarcaciones en esa zona estratégica para el comercio mundial de petróleo.
Por su parte, la Guardia Revolucionaria iraní sostuvo que alcanzó instalaciones militares estadounidenses en Baréin y Kuwait como parte de la respuesta a las operaciones de Washington.
Tras la ceremonia en Najaf, el féretro será trasladado por vía aérea a Karbala, situada a unos 60 kilómetros al norte, donde otra multitud acompañará el recorrido hasta los santuarios del imán Hussein y de su hermano Abbas, dos de los lugares más sagrados para los fieles chiitas.
El entierro definitivo de Khamenei está previsto para este jueves en Mashhad, su ciudad natal, ubicada en el noreste de Irán.
Durante la procesión en Najaf, numerosos fieles llegaron desde distintas provincias iraquíes para participar de la ceremonia. Mohammed al-Bayati, un iraquí de 30 años que viajó durante varias horas para asistir al acto, afirmó: “Es una oportunidad que no se puede perder para participar en el funeral de la persona que desafió el poder de Estados Unidos e Israel”.
Najaf ocupa un lugar central dentro del islam chiita. La ciudad alberga los principales seminarios religiosos y también la residencia del gran ayatollah Ali Sistani, máxima autoridad religiosa chiita de Irak. Además, numerosos clérigos estudiaron o enseñaron allí, entre ellos el ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, fundador de la República Islámica y antecesor de Ali Khamenei.
A lo largo de las rutas de ambas procesiones, cientos de puestos administrados por voluntarios distribuyeron alimentos y bebidas a quienes participaron de las ceremonias.
El jefe de la Fuerza Quds de la Guardia Revolucionaria, Esmail Qaani, destacó la organización del homenaje y sostuvo, según los medios estatales iraníes: “La amplia planificación de este acontecimiento histórico por parte del gobierno y del pueblo iraquí muestra al mundo la profundidad del vínculo espiritual entre las dos grandes naciones de Irak e Irán”.
La relación entre ambos países atravesó etapas muy diferentes. Durante la década de 1980, el entonces presidente iraquí Saddam Hussein enfrentó militarmente a Irán en una guerra que se prolongó durante ocho años. Sin embargo, tras la caída de Saddam en 2003, ambos países fortalecieron sus relaciones políticas y religiosas bajo los sucesivos gobiernos dominados por partidos chiitas en Bagdad.
En la actualidad, Irán mantiene influencia sobre dirigentes políticos y grupos armados iraquíes. Algunas de esas organizaciones participaron en el conflicto regional tras la muerte de Khamenei y lanzaron ataques contra instalaciones estadounidenses en territorio iraquí.
(Con información de AFP)
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