Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is elected Speaker of the House after winning the 15th vote in ... [+] Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7. Americans’ dislike of the government is up from November and December, when only 15% of respondents said the government was the biggest issue, versus 16% of Americans who were concerned about inflation and the economy. Both sides of the aisle ranked the government as the largest problem, with 24% of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents and 18% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents saying it was the biggest issue. The issues Americans were less likely to rank as the biggest problem were “unifying the country” (6% said it’s the largest issue), race relations (5%), poverty (5%), crime (4%) and “ethical/moral/family decline” (4%). Other polling has similarly found that the ongoing controversy over classified White House documents being found at Biden’s residence and office has not affected his approval rating.

Source: Forbes January 31, 2023 00:40 UTC