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2.5 million
“President Donald Trump’s speech on the opening night of the Republican midterm convention ?drew about 2.5 million viewers on Fox News, ?according to Nielsen data, potentially undercutting his claim the event ‘beat the NFL’ opening night,” Reuters reports. “Ratings for the game are not yet available, but the ?NFL averaged ?about 18 million viewers per ?game last season, and last year’s opener drew close to 28 million.”
50%
A new Annenberg Public Policy Center poll finds 50% of Americans say they are somewhat or very confident that Dr. Anthony Fauci provided the public with trustworthy information about matters concerning public health, a statistically significant decline of 5 percentage points since April 2026. By comparison, just 38% of Americans in August 2026 say they are confident that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is providing trustworthy information about public health.
