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Fox News Poll: Trump’s ratings are strong on border security, weak on the economy
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While President Donald Trump receives positive reviews on border security and public safety, the economy remains a weakness. Prices are a problem for most voters, as only a small number feel they are getting ahead financially, and more than half think things are worse under the new White House.
By a 22-point margin, a Fox News national survey finds that more voters say the Trump administration has made the economy worse (52%) rather than better (30%).
Those sentiments are almost identical to how they felt about the Biden administration and are the reverse of how voters felt eight years ago during Trump’s first term.
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The survey was completed before Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination Wednesday.
Ratings of the economy continue to be negative by more than 2-to-1 (71% negative vs. 29% positive). That’s roughly where things stood when Trump took office.
As has been the case for more than four years, fewer than 15% say they are getting ahead financially, while at least three times that number say they are falling behind.
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Yet, in some areas, voters say things are not as bad. A year ago, 48% said gas prices were a «major» problem for their families. Now 33% feel that way, down 15 points. Likewise, a smaller share says housing costs (by 11 points) and grocery prices (by 8 points) are a major problem.
It’s the opposite on utility (+2 points) and healthcare costs (+7), as more people call those a major problem.
Still, large majorities describe each of these costs as either a minor or major problem.
«The question former President Biden’s team was asking a year ago was whether voters would get used to an $8 dollar box of cereal, and the answer was no,» says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts Fox News surveys with his Democratic counterpart, Chris Anderson.
«I think the Trump team is finding this dynamic still holds. It’s not enough that prices aren’t rising. They need to come down. If not, 2026 will be a bad year for the GOP.»
Voters’ persistent negativity about the economy was at least somewhat validated by a recent Labor Department report that showed the 2024 employment estimates were much weaker than initially thought.
The economy remains by far the most important issue to voters (37%). That’s followed by immigration and border security (13%), healthcare (11%) and political division (11%). All other issues are in single digits, including crime and guns. Notably, Democrats, Republicans and independents agree the economy is the top issue facing the country.
Looking ahead, voters are pessimistic: 62% think life will be worse for the next generation of Americans. That’s up from 53% who felt that way a year ago and is the second highest in Fox News surveys going back to 2002. By a 10-point margin, optimism is higher among parents (44%) than non-parents (34%), and by a 13-point margin, more dads (50%) than moms (37%) think life will be better for their kids. Eight in 10 Democrats and independents think life will be worse, while six in 10 Republicans think it will be better. A year ago, nearly six in 10 Democrats said life would be better for the next generation, while seven in 10 Republicans and six in 10 independents said worse.
Approval of Trump on the economy stands at 39%, only one tick higher than his record low, and even fewer voters approve of his handling of tariffs (36%) and the cost of living (32%).
While Trump’s ratings are better on immigration (47% approve) and crime (50%), his best marks are on border security, as 57% approve. That’s not only a record on border security, but it’s also his second-highest approval ever on any issue in a Fox News survey (the highest was 60% for «recent hurricanes» in 2017). In addition, 49% approve of ICE, up from 46% in June.
Fewer are concerned about crime in their neighborhood: 32% are extremely or very concerned, down from 48% in 2021.
Over half approve of the federal government generally playing a role in policing crime in large cities (53%) and specifically of Trump sending National Guard troops to help the police in Washington, D.C. (51%).
Currently, 46% like the job Trump is doing overall, while 54% disapprove. His highest approval this term was 49% in March, soon after taking office. Fully 88% of Republicans approve, as do 55% of men under age 45 and 48% of Hispanics. Among all voters, a larger number strongly disapproves of Trump (45%) than strongly approves (25%). That 20-point intensity gap is mostly unchanged since March and is comparable with Biden’s ratings for most of his term.
Some 46% of voters also approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as secretary of Health and Human Services. His ratings are higher among parents (53%) and dads (57%) than non-parents (43%) and moms (49%).
Forty-nine percent approve of Jerome Powell’s performance as chair of the Federal Reserve. About half of those approving of Trump also approve of Powell, and vice versa.
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Two-thirds of voters think the country has become less united since Trump took office. That’s double the number who feel he has brought people together and worse than the 54% who felt Biden was dividing the country four years ago.
Trump’s personal favorable rating is in line with his job approval: 43% view him favorably and 57% unfavorably, for a net negative of 14 points. Vice President JD Vance (-12), former Vice President Kamala Harris (-13), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (-12), and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (-11) all have about the same net negative favorability as Trump. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s marks are underwater by 13 points, yet he is unknown to nearly half of voters.
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Three quarters think the president should «always» follow the law, while one quarter say the U.S. is so far off track it needs a president who will «break some laws» to set things right. Those sentiments have remained unchanged since December 2023. Three times as many Republicans as Democrats think the U.S. needs a president willing to break some laws to set things right.
More voters have confidence in their local courts (66%) than in federal courts (58%) or the Supreme Court (55%). Far more Republicans (78%) have faith in the Supreme Court than independents (47%) and Democrats (34%), while majorities of all three groups have confidence in their local courts.
Conducted Sept. 6-9, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,004 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (119) and cellphones (638) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (247). 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 American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
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FIRST ON FOX – A former longtime Navy SEAL and fifth-generation Kentucky farmer who is backed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared his candidacy in the state’s 4th Congressional District, as he challenges Republican Rep. Thomas Massie in next year’s GOP primary.
«I’ve dedicated my life to serving my country, and I’m ready to answer the call again,» Ed Gallrein said in a statement shared first with Fox News Digital.
And pointing to Massie, a frequent GOP critic of the president during his second term in the White House, Gallrein emphasized, «This district is Trump Country. The President doesn’t need obstacles in Congress – he needs backup. I’ll defeat Thomas Massie, stand shoulder to shoulder with President Trump, and deliver the America First results Kentuckians voted for.»
The campaign launch comes four days after Trump took to social media to praise Gallrein, urge him to run, and blast Massie.
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Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, arrives for a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump argued that Massie was a «Third Rate Congressman,» a «Weak and Pathetic RINO,» and a «totally ineffective LOSER who has failed us so badly.»
And the president applauded Gallrein, calling him a «Brave Combat Veteran» and a «very successful Businessman» who, if elected to Congress, would «fight tirelessly to Keep our now very Secure Border, SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.»
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Trump’s social media post included a photo of himself and Gallrein holding red MAGA hats in the Oval Office.
Gallrein served three decades in uniform, rising to the rank of Captain. According to his campaign bio, he served multiple times on SEAL Team SIX, deploying to Panama, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and earned four Bronze Stars and two Presidential Unit Citations.
Ed Gallrein, left, seen with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, on Tuesday launched a congressional bid to primary challenge Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Gallrein’s campaign launch comes four days after Trump backed him and urged him to run. (Ed Gallrein congressional campaign)
His campaign release also highlighted that «Gallrein’s roots run deep in Kentucky.» He was born and raised in the state. And his family, which has farmed for over a century, built Kentucky’s largest dairy farm and Gallrein Grain Farms, one of the state’s largest grain operations.
Massie took aim at Gallrein following Trump’s social media endorsement, calling him a «failed candidate and establishment hack,» as he pointed to Gallrein’s unsuccessful run last year for the state Senate.
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«After having been rejected by every elected official in the 4th District, Trump’s consultants clearly pushed the panic button with their choice of failed candidate and establishment hack Ed Gallrein,» Massie said in a statement to Politico. «Ed’s been begging them to pick him for over three months now.»
Trump started targeting Massie for ouster earlier this year over the seven-term lawmaker’s opposition to the «One Big Beautiful Bill,» which passed the GOP-controlled Congress early in the summer nearly entirely along party lines. The sweeping GOP megalaw is the president’s major legislative achievement since returning to the White House.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) during a news conference with alleged victims of disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on September 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Massie is also leading the push, along with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, in forcing a House floor vote to urge the release of the Justice Department’s files on the late convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a move the White House and House GOP leaders have aimed to counter. Massie is on the verge of reaching the needed 218 signatures to force the vote.
Two top Trump political advisers — 2024 co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita and pollster Tony Fabrizio — in June launched a super PAC that aims to defeat Massie. Nearly $2 million has been spent already to run TV ads targeting Massie.
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But Massie has used the attacks from Trump and his allies to boost fundraising, hauling in more than $750,000 the past three months, which was the best fundraising quarter of his congressional career.
Massie’s district, in the northeastern part of the state, includes Louisville’s eastern suburbs and Cincinnati’s Kentucky suburbs.
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La Unión Europea acordó adelantar al 2028 la desconexión de las importaciones de hidrocarburos rusos
Los países de la Unión Europea respaldaron el lunes, con la oposición de Eslovaquia y Hungría, la propuesta de la Comisión Europea para adelantar a 2028 la desconexión de la UE de las importaciones de hidrocarburos rusos, normativa que aún tendrá que negociarse con el Parlamento Europeo, que quiere acelerar un año más.
«Se trata de una decisión muy importante“, dijo tras el acuerdo entre los ministros de Energía de los Veintisiete el comisario europeo de Energía y Vivienda, Dan Jørgensen, quien aseguró que el Ejecutivo ayudará en la transición “a todos los Estados miembros, incluidos aquellos que no apoyan la legislación”.
Los Estados miembros, con amplio apoyo y algunas reservas específicas, secundaron la propuesta de la Comisión Europea que, presionada por Estados Unidos, planteó que la UE acabe con los contratos de gas ruso a corto plazo en 2027, y un año después con los acuerdos a largo plazo, tanto por gasoducto como por barco.
El Consejo plantea que las modificaciones de los contratos solo se permitan por razones operativas sin aumentar volúmenes, con algunas flexibilidades para los países sin acceso al mar, y propone simplificar las obligaciones aduaneras con un sistema de autorización previa y exenciones para determinados orígenes.
Las capitales deben negociar ahora con el Parlamento Europeo, que quiere adelantar un año el calendario, con la intención de cerrar el texto antes de fin de año.
Desde la invasión de Ucrania, la UE ha prohibido las compras a Rusia de carbón y de casi todo el petróleo, pero no del gas. No obstante, antes de la guerra la Unión compraba a Moscú el 45% del gas que consumía y ha rebajado ese volumen hasta niveles que actualmente rondan el 13%.
El nuevo paso supone la ruptura total y más rápida de lo previsto, lo que genera inquietud. Grecia apoyó “completamente” la desconexión, pero pidió “medidas para corregir las perturbaciones del mercado”.
En cambio, Eslovaquia, uno de los mayores aliados de Rusia en la UE, votó en contra, argumentando que comprometería su seguridad energética. Lo mismo hizo Hungría, que sostuvo que el petróleo que podría recibir a través de Croacia no sería suficiente y dejaría a Budapest sujeta al “monopolio” de una sola vía de suministro y un tránsito con tasas elevadas, según dijo el titular húngaro Péter Szijjártó.
La posición de Hungría recibió críticas de otros socios, como Croacia, que garantizó que tiene “plena capacidad” de abastecer a Budapest, y Letonia, que cuestionó si hace falta otra “tragedia” para acabar con la dependencia energética de Moscú. Polonia agregó: “No estamos aquí para hablar de matemáticas ni números, aunque sean importantes, sino de valores”.
Otros países, como la presidencia danesa de turno del Consejo, celebraron que el bloque comunitario vaya a “dejar de financiar la máquina de guerra de Rusia” y subrayaron que “la energía que consumimos tiene que alejarse de los combustibles fósiles”.
El acuerdo es “el principio de una transición” hacia una economía descarbonizada, afirmó el ministro de Clima y Energía de Dinamarca, Lars Aagaard. En la misma línea se posicionó España, a través del secretario de Estado de Energía, Joan Groizard, quien destacó que “la energía no puede ser un arma de guerra” y mostró su apoyo al texto porque es “de alcance europeo” y contiene medidas “jurídicamente solventes”.
Groizard agregó que no basta con sustituir la dependencia energética de Rusia por otra: «No se puede dejar que un tercer país esté en disposición de chantajear a Europa en términos energéticos“.
La presidencia danesa señaló que la solución a la dependencia energética llegará a largo plazo con energía renovable autogenerada en la UE, y Jørgensen respaldó esa postura, asegurando que trabajan “muy, muy duro con los Estados miembros para ayudarles de forma que no haya ningún problema de seguridad de suministro ni subidas de precio”.
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A Texas election review has identified thousands of illegal immigrants on the state’s voter rolls, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said Monday.
Nelson said a crosscheck of state voter records found that more than 2,700 possible illegal immigrants were registered on the voter rolls, leading to an eligibility review across the 254 counties.
The data came from a full comparison of Texas’s 18 million registered voters against federal citizenship records in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
«Only eligible United States citizens may participate in our elections,» Nelson said. «The Trump Administration’s decision to give states free and direct access to this data set for the first time has been a game changer, and we appreciate the partnership with the federal government to verify the citizenship of those on our voter rolls and maintain accurate voter lists.»
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A voter wearing a protective mask and gloves signs a document at a drive-thru mail ballot hand delivery center in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The investigation showed after running the SAVE crosscheck, that state officials could identify 2,724 potential noncitizens whose voter files have been sent to local counties to be further investigated.
This process falls under Chapter 16 of the Texas Election Code, which requires counties to verify each voter’s eligibility and remove confirmed noncitizens from the rolls.
Nelson said the review is part of an effort to maintain an accurate voter list and to safeguard election integrity ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
«Everyone’s right to vote is sacred and must be protected,» Nelson said. «We encourage counties to conduct rigorous investigations to determine if any voter is ineligible – just as they do with any other data set we provide.»
Each flagged voter will receive a notice from their county registrar giving them 30 days to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. If a voter does not respond, their registration will be canceled, though it can be reinstated immediately once proof of citizenship is provided.
Nelson’s statement said confirmed noncitizens who voted in previous Texas elections will be referred to the Attorney General’s Office for further review and potential prosecution.
The announcement comes amid growing national scrutiny of voter rolls as several states – including Georgia, Arizona, and Florida – have conducted similar audits of voter eligibility.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott said that since Senate Bill 1 was signed into law, Texas has removed more than one million ineligible or outdated registrations from the state’s voter rolls, calling the effort essential to safeguard Texans’ right to vote.
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Texas has confirmed noncitizens who voted in previous elections will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for further review and potential prosecution. (Getty Images)
«These reforms have led to the removal of over one million ineligible people from our voter rolls in the last three years, including noncitizens, deceased voters, and people who moved to another state,» Abbott said. «The Secretary of State and county voter registrars have an ongoing legal requirement to review the voter rolls, remove ineligible voters, and refer any potential illegal voting to the Attorney General’s Office and local authorities for investigation and prosecution. Illegal voting in Texas will never be tolerated. We will continue to actively safeguard Texans’ sacred right to vote while also aggressively protecting our elections from illegal voting.»
Abbott has called the initiative proof that Texas is «leading the nation in election integrity.»
A breakdown of the information was released by the Secretary of State’s office showing Harris County with the largest number of potential noncitizens at 362, followed by Dallas County (277), Bexar County (201), and El Paso County (165).
Smaller counties, including Andrews, Llano, and Cooke, reported fewer than ten flagged registrations.
In total, all 254 Texas counties were included in the SAVE database review. Counties began sending verification notices this week as part of the 30-day review process.
In June, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that she had referred to the Office of Attorney General to investigate the names of 33 potential noncitizens who voted in the November 2024 General Election.
The statement released by Nelson said the referral came within weeks of Texas gaining access to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s SAVE Database.
«Gaining access to this database has been a game-changer. Not only have we been able to identify individuals who should not have voted in the last election, we have also been able to confirm naturalization of dozens more,» Secretary Nelson said.
The crosscheck was made possible after the Trump Administration granted states direct and free access to the federal SAVE database for the first time.
The tool allows election officials to confirm voter citizenship against immigration and naturalization records.
The statement also said Texas was among the first states to join a pilot program with DHS, USCIS, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to improve the database’s functionality.
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«We are in the early stages of this pilot program, but we already see promising results. This may be the most current and accurate data set there is when it comes to citizenship verification,» Secretary Nelson said.
County registrars are expected to complete their investigations by early December, with official removals and potential referrals to follow.
The Secretary of State’s office said the review will continue with periodic checks against federal databases to ensure accuracy.
«The SAVE database has proven to be a critically important data set and one of many that we will continue to use in Texas to ensure that only qualified voters cast a ballot in our elections,» Nelson said.
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