President Trump's weekly job approval edged down to 35% for the week ending Dec. 3, tying for the lowest weekly average of his tenure.

In nine out of 15 Eastern European countries and areas Gallup surveyed in 2016, 50% or more of the population believed their country should not accept any Syrian refugees.

Just over half of Americans would vote for an atheist (54%) or a Muslim (58%) for president, the least among nine hypothetical candidates. More than nine in 10 would vote for Jewish, Hispanic, Catholic, female, or black candidates.

Jeff Jones and Jenny Marlar join the podcast to discuss Gallup's historical trends on LGBTQ+ issues and the new, advanced ways it measures issues facing the community today.

Religious and National Identities

Basis for Greater Understanding

Christians' reluctance to back a presidential candidate who is gay, an atheist, a socialist or Muslim may limit these candidates' chances nationally. Nonreligious Americans' coolness toward evangelicals dampens their chances.

About half of Americans say President Donald Trump is moving too fast in addressing the nation's problems, while a third say he is moving at about the right speed.

British Muslims don't feel their fellow citizens believe them to be British.

Americans' confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is steady, with 37% expressing a great deal or quite a lot of faith in the nation's highest court.