President Donald Trump's rating at the beginning of his second term is at 47%, the lowest of his predecessors since 1953.

Trump’s job approval rating isn’t just a number—it’s shaping decisions in Congress, boardrooms, and global capitals. Is his second-term start stronger than 2017? Here’s what the data says.

Some Democrats view Big Tech’s rightward lurch as a political crisis, one brought on by their own party’s policy mistakes. In ...