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Fox News Poll: Views on the year ending are merriest since 2020
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As 2025 winds down, voters’ outlook on the year ending has improved, not only compared to 2024, but also year-over-year since 2020. Almost half say this was a good year for them personally, even as fewer, around one-third, say it was good for the country, according to the latest Fox News survey released Friday. Though concerns persist, such as the future of the country and affording holiday gifts, the upward shift reflects a gradual rebound in optimism since the pandemic-era lows.
Nearly half of voters, 45%, say 2025 was a good year for them. That’s up from 40% last year, and the highest since 2019 when it was 47%. At the same time, 54% say this was a bad year for their family, up from 50% last year.
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A record-low – 23% said 2020 was a good year for their family. In fact, the 2020 pandemic was the first time in almost a decade that the question veered to the negative: from 2012 to 2019, voters felt more positive than negative.
While still largely net negative, views on how the country fared in 2025 are also rosier than in recent years. Thirty-five percent say it was a good year for the U.S., up from 28% last year. Two-thirds think it was a bad year for the country — a number that has held steady since 2022 and went as high as 78% in 2020.
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Republicans (65% their family, 63%of the country) are more likely than Democrats (28%, 9%) and independents (39%, 28%) to be upbeat about 2025 and say it was a good year personally and nationally.
Positivity among Republicans (+31 points for their family, +44 points for the country) and independents (+6, +7) is up since 2024, while ratings have fallen for Democrats (-22, -33).
«Obviously, most of the shifts from 2024 to 2025 are due to how partisans have reacted to the change from a Democratic to a Republican administration,» says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps conduct Fox News surveys with Democratic partner Chris Anderson. «It’s not so much that prices have changed or wages have moved, it’s that Republicans feel better with their guy in the White House and Democrats feel worse.»
Evaluations of 2025 are more favorable among men than women, college-educated voters than those without a degree, and households earning $50,000 or more than those with lower incomes.
Voters are divided, however, on the U.S.’s future: 48% are hopeful while 52% are not, yielding a net negative 4 points — a reversal from a +10 positive rating last year (55% hopeful, 45% not hopeful).
Still, these numbers are better than in 2021 (when the question was first asked), when 43% felt hopeful about what was next and 54% did not (-11 net negative rating).
Just as views of the past differ by political party, expectations about the future do, too. Three-quarters of Republicans feel hopeful about what’s ahead, while three-quarters of Democrats say they’re not. Independents are also negative, with about 6 in 10 lacking hopefulness.
And although Republicans felt good about 2025, optimism for the future is down 11 points compared to 86% last year, while Democratic and independent pessimism remains as high — or higher — than it was in 2024.
This is the reverse of four years ago, when about 6 in 10 Democrats were hopeful, while roughly 7 in 10 Republicans and 6 in 10 independents were not.
One more thing…
With the holiday season in full swing, so is shoppers’ anxiety as more than half are worried about how they will pay for gifts this year (52%) while slightly less than half are not (48%).
Concern is highest among moms (68%), voters under 30 (68%), Hispanic voters (66%), women without a college degree (64%), and households earning under $50,000 (62%).
Those financial pressures may help explain why most voters (81%) say it’s at least sometimes okay to re-gift something they were given: 62% feel it is sometimes okay, while 19% say it’s always acceptable. Some 19% think it’s never okay.
Acceptance of re-gifting has grown since 2013, when 73% said it was at least sometimes okay and one-quarter said it was never acceptable.
White women, voters under age 45, those with a graduate degree, parents, and Republicans are among those most likely to say re-gifting is acceptable today.
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Conducted December 12-15, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,001 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (116) and cellphones (630) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (255). 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.
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Los casos de infección respiratoria aguda en El Salvador han alcanzado una cifra significativa en lo que va de 2026, con 184.268 registros oficiales. El impacto no se distribuye de manera homogénea: hay 12 municipios catalogados con afectación moderada, entre los que destacan Usulután norte, este y oeste, La Libertad norte y San Salvador centro.
El Ministerio de Salud ha documentado 1.249 casos de neumonía en total. El grupo de personas más vulnerables corresponde a quienes tienen 60 años o más, con 395 casos reportados. Los niños entre uno y cuatro años representan el segundo segmento más afectado, acumulando 308 casos.
Ocho municipios han sido señalados por las autoridades sanitarias debido a su alta incidencia de neumonía. En la región oriental del país, la lista incluye a San Miguel norte, Morazán sur y La Unión norte. Por su parte, el occidente presenta focos en Santa Ana centro, Sonsonate norte, Sonsonate centro y Sonsonate oeste. En la zona central, Chalatenango centro destaca por el número de casos.
De acuerdo con el Ministerio de Salud, el país ha registrado 946 egresos hospitalarios asociados a infecciones respiratorias agudas. El índice de letalidad se sitúa en 3,6%, una proporción que subraya la gravedad de los cuadros clínicos en ciertos grupos de riesgo.
En la última semana con datos publicados, el Ministerio de Salud confirmó la circulación de adenovirus con un caso detectado, además de la presencia de influenza A (H3N2), virus conocidos por causar brotes en temporadas de baja temperatura y en poblaciones susceptibles.
El Salvador enfrenta desafíos recurrentes ante los brotes de infecciones respiratorias, especialmente en municipios con alta densidad poblacional y acceso limitado a servicios de salud. La vigilancia estrecha y la respuesta temprana del Ministerio de Salud permiten identificar rápidamente los focos y adaptar las estrategias de atención a los grupos más expuestos, como los adultos mayores y los niños pequeños.
La persistencia de neumonías y la circulación de virus respiratorios refuerzan la necesidad de campañas de vacunación, así como la promoción de hábitos de higiene y la consulta temprana ante síntomas de alarma. Las autoridades mantienen el monitoreo activo en los municipios con mayor incidencia para contener la propagación y reducir las complicaciones severas.
Las manifestaciones clínicas de la neumonía pueden variar en intensidad según cada caso. La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) advierte que los síntomas más habituales comprenden la tos, la dificultad para respirar y la fiebre acompañada de sudoración o escalofríos. En muchos pacientes se presenta fatiga y dolor en el pecho. Además, pueden aparecer náuseas, vómitos o episodios de diarrea. En los adultos mayores, la confusión suele ser un signo relevante y puede dificultar el diagnóstico oportuno en este grupo etario.
Diversos elementos pueden aumentar la probabilidad de desarrollar neumonía y agravar su evolución clínica. Las personas con enfermedades crónicas como diabetes, asma, insuficiencia cardíaca o inmunosupresión presentan mayor vulnerabilidad ante infecciones pulmonares, según expertos. La exposición al humo del tabaco, la contaminación ambiental y la convivencia en espacios cerrados también elevan el riesgo.
Para reducir la incidencia y las complicaciones, la OPS y el Ministerio de Salud recomiendan medidas integrales de prevención. La vacunación es la principal herramienta, con esquemas que incluyen vacunas contra neumococo, sarampión, influenza y tos ferina. Estas inmunizaciones deben aplicarse desde la infancia y reforzarse en la adultez y en grupos de riesgo.
Otras prácticas recomendadas son el lavado frecuente de manos, la ventilación adecuada de los ambientes y la eliminación del consumo de tabaco. Es fundamental mantener una nutrición equilibrada, descanso y actividad física regular. En el caso de los recién nacidos, la lactancia materna exclusiva durante los primeros seis meses de vida fortalece las defensas naturales y previene infecciones respiratorias graves.
La detección temprana y la consulta médica oportuna ante síntomas respiratorios resultan esenciales para evitar cuadros graves y hospitalizaciones prolongadas.
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Report card: Conservative and liberal strategists reveal how Trump has fared on campaign promises
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Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address since returning to the White House, his record on key campaign pledges is mixed, as some promises have been fulfilled while others are still pending or tied up in legal challenges.
Trump’s 2024 campaign centered on immigration, the economy, sweeping tariffs and ending the United States’ involvement in foreign conflicts. More than a year into his second term, Republican and Democratic strategists alike told Fox News Digital the administration has made significant strides in some of those areas but fallen short in others.
Voters, meanwhile, view Trump as weak on the economy (40% approval), foreign policy (37% approval) and tariffs (37% approval), according to a Fox News poll last month. His approval rating is slightly higher on immigration at 44%, and a net positive 52% when it comes to border security.
Border crossings drop, but deportations remain contentious
One of Trump’s top promises was stopping what he described as an «invasion» at the southern border by curbing illegal crossings and pursuing an aggressive deportation agenda.
Department of Homeland Security data since Trump took office shows a sharp decrease in border crossings between ports of entry, an achievement Trump is likely to highlight in Tuesday’s speech.
But Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations on a historic scale remains mired in controversy. ICE raids and enforcement initiatives, such as Operation Metro Surge, have not at this stage led to the removal of millions that Trump articulated on the campaign trail. Deportations have also been met with hundreds of lawsuits, intensifying scrutiny of them.
A federal law enforcement agent outside a home during a raid in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Julian Epstein, a Democratic consultant and former chief counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, said Trump has «secured the borders, but he has not explained to the public adequately enough his purpose and rationale on deportation.»
Theo Wold, a former assistant attorney general and policy official in the first Trump White House, said the Biden administration’s lax border policies amounted to a «criminal undermining of federal immigration law» that Trump has completely reversed. But he acknowledged that contention over deportations has clouded the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.
«The work to remove hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal aliens continues and will be an ongoing fight, as Democrats look to obstruct ICE’s progress,» Wold said. «But the ongoing fight over mass deportations has obscured President Trump’s novel regulatory rulemakings to ferret out asylum fraud and to ensure that foreign labor visas are not wielded to undermine the economic mobility of the American worker.»
Epstein gave Trump an A-.
Wold gave Trump an A-.
Tariffs face court setback, but Trump pivots
Trump vowed to impose steep tariffs on imports from around the world to protect U.S. manufacturing. But that plan took a hit when the Supreme Court ruled that he could not unilaterally impose broad tariffs on an emergency basis without congressional approval.
Undeterred, Trump announced a new set of 10% global tariffs under a different legal authority, and the president has signaled he plans to raise that rate to 15%.
«He has a good reason to claw back the losses of the middle class in the last three decades, that’s an honorable thing that he’s doing, but the policy has been too diffuse, not sufficiently targeted, and poorly explained to the public,» Epstein said.
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President Donald Trump shows off non-reciprocal tariff examples. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)
Bradley Devlin, an editor at the conservative Daily Signal, said doomsday predictions about Trump’s tariffs have not panned out.
«Tariffs, they claimed, would cause a recession. But for the first time in a long time, real wages are rising for working Americans,» Devlin said.
Epstein gave Trump a B.
Devlin gave Trump an A.
Foreign policy in flux
On foreign policy, Trump repeatedly suggested he could end the war in Ukraine, but that has not materialized. Trump’s other diplomatic efforts have, however, been met with praise.
«He’s put out eight wars, moved us light years ahead of where Biden was in the Middle East, and is securing the Western Hemisphere by squeezing out the communist dictators in Venezuela and Cuba,» Epstein said.
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during an anti-government protest on Jan. 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
Devlin said Trump’s threats of military strikes on Iran, which the president has said are aimed at forcing the country to negotiate over its nuclear program, did not jibe with a message of peace.
«Two driving foreign policy issues of the 2024 campaign, brokering peace in the Russia-Ukraine war and an end to the conflict in the Middle East, remain elusive,» Devlin said. «And the president seems on the verge of a war with Iran that would likely make an American pivot away from the Middle East unachievable by the end of his term.»
Epstein gave Trump an A.
Devlin gave Trump a C+.
U.S. economy
Central to Trump’s campaign was economic prosperity. Trump vowed to ease inflation and boost domestic energy production. Recent government data show inflation has indeed eased but that it remains a point of concern.
Trump has also pointed to tax cuts enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping tax and spending law signed in July 2025, as a success tied to his agenda.
Epstein said the economy is «headed in the right track» but that Trump has not fully addressed the concerns of an «anxious public.»
Elizabeth Pipko, a Republican National Committee spokesperson, said economic growth under Trump has been «robust.»
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«Inflation has gone down, gas prices have fallen significantly, wages are rising, and the progress made in one year has far surpassed what anyone could have predicted,» Pipko said.
Pipko gave Trump an A.
Epstein gave Trump a B+.
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American forces operating in the Indian Ocean intercepted another fugitive tanker ship, the Department of War announced Tuesday.
The development comes after President Donald Trump announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela in mid-December, as Washington increased its naval presence in the Caribbean to put pressure on now-former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
The ship involved in Tuesday’s interdiction — the Bertha — was flagged by The New York Times as leaving Venezuela’s main oil port in early January following the U.S. military operation to capture Maduro.
«Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Bertha without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility,» the Department of War said on X. «The vessel was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and attempted to evade.»
The Department of War announced on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, that U.S. forces intercepted the Bertha oil tanker. (Department of War)
«From the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, we tracked it and stopped it. No other nation has the global reach, endurance, or will to enforce sanctions at this distance,» it added.
The Department of War said three boats that tried to flee the scene were captured.
«International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned actors. By land, air, or sea, our forces will find you and deliver justice,» it also said. «The Department of War will deny illicit actors and their proxies freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.»
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The Department of War said the interdiction of Bertha unfolded in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (Department of War)
U.S. forces previously intercepted the Veronica III oil tanker on Feb. 15 in the Indo-Pacific.
According to OpenSanctions, the Veronica III is listed on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list.
The Department of War said following the interdiction of Bertha that, «International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned actors.» (Department of War)
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That tanker, a large crude oil carrier built in 2006 and flagged in Panama, has been linked to the transport of hundreds of thousands of metric tons of sanctioned Iranian oil and is affiliated with a Chinese ship-management company that has also been sanctioned.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.
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