Monday, June 16, 2025

What are Americans worried about? Here's what we found when we asked.

Americans aren't paralyzed by politics. Our deepest anxieties reflect the grinding pressures of modern life − from rising costs to family strains. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Jun 16 2025

 
According to the latest research from The Harris Poll, over three-fourths of Americans (78%) report some level of anxiety. Nearly six in 10 Americans (57%) feel impacted by the rising cost of living, and that is by far the greatest driver of anxiety.

Americans aren't paralyzed by politics. Our deepest anxieties reflect the grinding pressures of modern life − from rising costs to family strains.

Protesters against immigration sweeps face California National Guard members outside a federal building in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025.
 

I know one thing: Neither Republicans nor Democrats care about the law

Those who think their preferred party is the one that truly champions the rule of law are falling for partisan lies and likely have a short memory.

For our latest Opinion Forum, we asked what you would say to your dad or a father figure in your life this Father's Day. Here's what you said.
 

My life felt pretty aimless. Then I became a father.

After seeing my father struggle with depression and addiction, I was on the fence about having kids. But when my daughter was born, a switch flipped.

Residential building damaged during a Russian air strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 6, 2025.
 

Israel attacks Iran as peacemaking Trump chalks up another failure

Israel's attacks on Iran likely scuttled the Trump administration's feeble attempts to strike a nuclear deal with the authoritarian nation.

Rescuers at a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces said more than 200 fighter jets struck dozens of targets in Iran, including what it called the "hideouts" of senior operatives in Iran's military leadership.
 

Israel proves American critics wrong with successful strike on Iran

Isolationists in both political parties like to pretend as if the American and Israeli friendship is a one-way street.

President Donald Trump in the presidential box at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2025.
 

Trump attends 'Les Mis' at Kennedy Center and misses the irony

Apparently, despite his love of the musical, Trump doesn't know if he's the hero or villain of this story. He's the villain.

The Decker sisters from left, Evelyn, 8; Olivia, 5; and Paityn, 9. They were found dead near Rock Island Campground in Washington state on June 2, 2025, three days after they were reported missing by their mother after failing to return from a planned visitation with their father, Travis Decker. Authorities found their bodies near their father's unoccupied vehicle near the campground. Local, state and federal officials continue to search for their father, who is wanted on charges of   kidnapping, first-degree murder and custodial interference.
 

3 little girls are dead. And I'm angry because our courts failed them.

Travis Decker, wanted on murder and kidnapping charges, is the target of a manhunt after his three young daughters were found dead.

Four type of opioids are photographed in Nashville in 2018.
 

Overdose deaths are down. Medicaid cuts would destroy progress.

Today, I can say something I never imagined possible 20 years ago: We are finally making real progress in the fight against drug overdoses in America.

A stop sign as seen on traffic light near a statue at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, February 26, 2024 as Justices are set to make a decision on landmark cases over social media content moderation. The Supreme Court on Monday will determine whether states can forbid social media companies from blocking or removing user content that goes against platform rules in the NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice case. The state laws at issue also allow individuals to sue tech companies for   alleged violations.
 

Why are motorist so angry? Please stop honking at each other.

I've run the same routes in my hometown for years. In the past couple years, angry drivers seem to be honking more than ever.

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