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In 2017, U.S. congressional job approval averaged 19% -- slightly higher than in 2016 because of improved ratings from Republicans.

Americans' mentions of COVID-19 as the most important U.S. problem have fallen to the lowest point since the pandemic began, but government remains a top concern.

John Boehner's poor image has improved slightly since he announced his resignation as speaker of the House. Most Americans do not believe a new speaker will help the Republican Party be more successful in passing legislation it favors.

The U.S. Economic Confidence Index rose four points to -14 last week, up from -18 the previous week. Americans' ratings of current conditions and the economic outlook improved. Confidence has not been this high since early June.

Amid the COVID-19 situation, Donald Trump's job approval rating has increased five percentage points from the prior survey.

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index improved to -19 in December from -25 in November, but is still below October 2012 through August 2013 levels. Economic confidence rose across income and partisan groups.

President Obama wrapped up 2013 with an average 41% job approval rating in December, unchanged from November. His monthly job approval dropped almost continuously throughout 2013, falling 11 percentage points since January.

Americans name government as the nation's top problem, but this is not unprecedented. Americans' focus is on government process and personalities.

Americans' familiarity with the healthcare law and their assessments of its future impact are little changed since August. Their views of the law's impact remain more negative than positive.

From the public's perspective, the protracted stalemate in Washington, the partial shutdown of government, and the threat of a default next week are becoming more matters of process than of the underlying issues involved.