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President Barack Obama begins his final year in office with his widest lead to date in job approval over Congress, and with one of the widest leads Gallup has found since 1981. He is also outperforming U.S. satisfaction by a healthy margin.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton retain their titles as most admired man and woman, by narrow margins over Donald Trump and Michelle Obama, respectively.

Nearly half of Americans (48%) approve of President Barack Obama's handling of foreign affairs in August -- up markedly from 39% in February. This rating is Obama's highest since November 2012, just days before he was re-elected.

Ben Smith, cofounder and editor in chief of Semafor, joins the podcast to discuss the loss of faith in U.S. news and media and the major industry changes over recent decades that have created today's news environment.

President Barack Obama averaged 52.0% job approval during his 31st quarter in office, tied for his fourth-highest quarterly average and the best of his second term.

As Barack Obama's presidency enters its final months, more Americans still blame George W. Bush than Obama for the nation's economic ills.

President Barack Obama earned a 50% job approval rating for the week ending March 6, his highest weekly average since May 2013. Obama's approval rating among Democrats is 87%, also a nearly three-year high.

Four in 10 Americans say President Trump has made progress in changing Washington. In 2009, 53% said President Obama had done so.

Fifty-eight percent of Americans say the U.S. rates favorably in the world, up slightly from last year, and the highest figure Gallup has found since 2003.

Forty-five percent of Americans believe world leaders respect President Barack Obama, up from 37% a year ago. But a slight majority, 51%, continue to believe world leaders don't have much respect for him.