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President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk, joined by his son X Æ A-Xii, speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

As Musk gained power in Washington, his popularity has fallen, an AP-NORC poll finds

An AP-NORC poll finds that only about one-third of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of Elon Musk after his brief foray into the federal government. And about two-thirds of U.S. adults think he has too much influence in Washington.
 
People hold a large Canadian flag during a rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP File)

It might be Carney vs. Poilievre to lead Canada, but Trump is unofficially on the ballot

 
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds

 
President Donald Trump arrives at Leesburg Executive Airport on Marine One in Leesburg, Va., Thursday, April 24, 2025, en route to Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Immigration is Trump’s strongest issue, but many say he’s gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

 
Javid Moghaddasnia, Director of Customer Engagement, discusses American Giant clothing while being interviewed at the company's showroom in San Francisco, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs, a new AP-NORC poll finds

 

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Musk’s popularity has fallen and most think he has too much influence on the government, an AP-NORC poll finds

 

Few think Trump has had the right priorities so far, and many Republicans are ambivalent, an AP-NORC poll finds

 

Immigration is Trump’s strongest issue, but many US adults say he’s gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

 

Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs and recession fears are high, an AP-NORC poll finds

 
People pray during a service at the First Church of God, Jan. 7, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Most US adults give to charity. Here’s where they donated

 

Polls open in Ecuador’s presidential runoff election as voters choose between the incumbent and a leftist lawyer

 

Polls open in Gabon’s first presidential election since the 2023 military coup

 
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joins New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell at a news conference regarding a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, Feb. 7, 2025 in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Casey, File)

Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They’re tough on immigration too, a new poll finds

 
President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order at an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s changes to the federal government aren’t yet a clear political winner or loser: AP-NORC poll

 
Rescuers work on site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko, File)

More Republicans want the US to focus on ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll finds

 
A member of the military looks on in front of newly-installed concertina wire lining one of two border walls separating Mexico from the United States during a news conference on joint operations involving the military and the Border Patrol, March 21, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Trump is stronger on immigration and weaker on trade, an AP-NORC poll finds

 
Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, from right, his son Phoenix and wife Ame, who are on vacation in Washington, hold a Canadian flag and an ice hockey stick to show their support for Canada regarding trade tariffs in front of the White House in Washington, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally as Trump strains a longtime partnership

 
Drake players warm up during practice for the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Wichita, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Skipping this year’s March Madness brackets? It’s not just you

 
People line up to make sports bets at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City NJ on Friday March 19, 2021, the first full day of the NCAA March Madness tournament. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry,File)

Pursuit of glory? Cold, hard cash? A new poll breaks down why people fill out March Madness brackets

 
A video board inside the Borgata casino in Atlantic City N.J., displays betting odds on the March Madness college basketball tournament March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

More than half of US adults don’t want legal betting on college sports in their state: AP-NORC poll

 
Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Most AAPI adults don’t support cutting agencies and want a focus on costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

 
A woman reads her ballot during an early voting for Greenlandic parliamentary elections at the city hall in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Polls open in Greenland for parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the strategic island

 

Polls open in Greenland for closely watched parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the island

 
People line up in the back ground to cast their vote in parliamentary elections, in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Polls close in Greenland’s capital for parliamentary election as Trump seeks control

 
A commuter braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows

 
The Statehouse is seen, Feb. 4, 2014, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Joel Page, File)

Maine residents to vote on proposal to require voter identification at polls

 
Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Americans’ confidence in air travel safety dips slightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC poll

 

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A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling

 
Valentine's Day balloons are displayed at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Many Americans think Valentine’s Day is romantic and fun — not outdated or stressful: AP-NORC poll

 

Polls open in Ecuador’s presidential election with conservative incumbent and leftist lawyer ahead in crime-focused race

 
A woman holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home in Front Royal, Va., on March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds

 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

What US adults think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his views on vaccines, fluoride and raw milk

 
Elon Musk reacts as President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

What Americans think about Trump and Musk’s plans for the federal government: AP-NORC poll

 
A member of the National Guard patrols along a stretch of border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Border security is popular – but that may be the limit of US immigration consensus: AP-NORC poll

 
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