America’s emotional divide over the federal government has never been wider, according to a new Pew Research Center survey showing record-high anger among Democrats, rising Republican contentment and near-collapse levels of public trust, all captured days before the government plunged into a 43-day shutdown.The probability-based, nationally representative poll, conducted Sept. 22-28, 2025, found nearly half of Americans (49%) say they feel frustrated with the federal government, 26% say they are angry and only 23% say they are basically content.Pew reports that 44% of Democrats and Democratic-...
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