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Americans still see the economy in general as the nation's most important problem, but fewer do now than in recent months. More Americans this month, but still relatively few overall, name school shootings or violence.

Inflation has become Americans' top concern, both nationally and in terms of their personal financial situation. What they want to do about it is less clear.

The government and the economy again top the list of the "most important problem" in the U.S. in January. Mentions of terrorism, which led in December, fell significantly in January.

Americans' views on the state of the union are a moving target as the nation waits to see if the government shutdown is permanently resolved.

Education, healthcare and the economy top Americans' long to-do list for the new Congress this year.

Americans remain most likely to name poor leadership or government (20%) as the top U.S. problem, followed by immigration (10%) and race relations (7%).

Americans continue to say the economy is the most important problem facing the nation, followed by jobs and dissatisfaction with the way Congress and the government work. Few mention guns or immigration.

Repeating a 1965 question, Gallup finds 36% of Americans, including 60% of liberals, saying they have ever felt the urge to organize or join a protest.

Parents' concern for their children's safety at school remains on the upper end of what Gallup has measured historically at the start of the school year.

For the second year in a row, a record-low 44% of Americans say laws governing the sale of firearms should be made more strict, while 42% say gun laws should be kept as they are now. Twelve percent say gun laws should be made less strict.