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Americans' trust in the mass media's reporting matches its lowest point in Gallup's trend, largely because of Democrats' decreased trust.

Trust in government institutions remains below historical averages. Americans trust local government the most and the federal legislative branch the least.

Americans rate 12 of 16 federal government agencies and departments negatively. The U.S. Postal Service remains the highest-rated agency.

Sixty-three percent of Americans say a third U.S. political party is needed, up from 56% a year ago and by one percentage point the highest in Gallup's 20-year trend.

Gallup and Bentley University find that 41% of U.S. adults favor businesses taking a public stance on current events, down from 48% last year.

The Republican and Democratic Parties remain equally unpopular in the U.S. But Americans lean toward the GOP when it comes to safeguarding the nation's prosperity and military security.

Americans' approval of the Supreme Court and their trust in it remain low. The public is divided on whether its ideology is "about right" or "too conservative."

Americans' job approval ratings of Congress and President Joe Biden are generally stable at low levels.

Although the U.S. birth rate remains relatively low, Americans increasingly believe having three or more children is ideal.

Slightly less than half of U.S. adults describe themselves as religious, while 33% say they are spiritual but not religious and 18% are neither.