Gallup: Confidence in US institutions continues to decline

Public confidence in the U.S. government, judiciary and military has plummeted, placing the country behind most other Group of Seven (G7) nations, according to a new Gallup analysis.

Approximately 68% of Americans lack confidence in their national government.

Confidence in the judiciary stands at a low 42%.

Even the U.S. military, a traditionally popular institution, experienced a reported drop in public confidence, from 90% in 2021 to 81% last year.

The G7 is made up of the leading industrial nations: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United...