According to a May 2025 survey, over 40 percent of respondents thought the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the budgets and staff of federal agencies had gone too far. However, 17 percent thought that the cuts had not gone far enough.

Does President Trump face domestic costs for foreign policy inconsistency? Will co- partisans and opposition-partisans equally punish Donald Trump for issuing flippant international threats and backing down? While the President said he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” without losing voters, the literature consistently shows that individuals, regardless of partisanship, disapprove of leaders who jeopardize the country’s reputation for credibility and resolve. Given the atypical nature of the Trump presidency, and the severe partisan polarization surrounding it, we investigate whether the logic of audience costs still applies in the Trump era. Using a unique experiment fielded during the 2016 presidential transition, we show that Republicans and Democrats impose equal audience costs on President Trump. And by varying the leader’s identity, between Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and “The President,” we demonstrate that the public adheres to a non-partisan logic in punishing leaders who renege on threats. Yet, we also find Presidents Trump and Obama can reduce the magnitude of audience costs by justifying backing down as being “in America’s interest.” Even Democrats, despite their doubts of Donald Trump’s credibility, accept such justifications. Our findings encourage further exploration of partisan cues, leader-level attributes, and leader-level reputations.

President Trump intensifies efforts to lower drug prices, sending letters to 17 major pharmaceutical companies to reduce costs for Americans.

The majority of businesses in Japan were affected by the tariffs announced by the Trump administration, according to a survey conducted in April 2025. While **** percent of respondents stated that they would reduce their exports to the United States from overseas branches, the share that planned a reduction of exports from Japan was ********************.

President-elect Trump’s proposed economic agenda would reshape the tax landscape and raises questions about its impact on short- and long-term fiscal stability.

President Trump announces a strategy to lower U.S. drug prices by aligning them with international rates, potentially using trade policies to enforce compliance.

This data package includes the underlying data to replicate the charts and calculations presented in The International Economic Implications of a Second Trump Presidency, PIIE Working Paper 24-20.

If you use the data, please cite as:

McKibbin, Warwick, Megan Hogan, and Marcus Noland. 2024. The International Economic Implications of a Second Trump Presidency. PIIE Working Paper 24-20. Washington: Peterson Institute for International Economics.

This data package includes the underlying data files to replicate the data, tables, and charts presented in Why Trump’s tariff proposals would harm working Americans, PIIE Policy Brief 24-1.

If you use the data, please cite as: Clausing, Kimberly, and Mary E. Lovely. 2024. Why Trump’s tariff proposals would harm working Americans. PIIE Policy Brief 24-1. Washington, DC: Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Donald Trump proposes an executive order to reduce U.S. drug prices, aligning them with international standards, targeting pharmacy benefit managers and advocating for transparency.

The Politbarometer has been conducted since 1977 on an almost monthly basis by the Research Group for Elections (Forschungsgruppe Wahlen) for the Second German Television (ZDF). Since 1990, this database has also been available for the new German states. The survey focuses on the opinions and attitudes of the voting population in the Federal Republic on current political topics, parties, politicians, and voting behavior. From 1990 to 1995 and from 1999 onward, the Politbarometer surveys were conducted separately in the eastern and western federal states (Politbarometer East and Politbarometer West). The separate monthly surveys of a year are integrated into a cumulative data set that includes all surveys of a year and all variables of the respective year. The Politbarometer short surveys, collected with varying frequency throughout the year, are integrated into the annual cumulation starting from 2003.

President Trump announces new tariffs in a bid to reduce reliance on imports, while efforts to lower egg prices draw attention. Learn about the impact of these policies and expert opinions on the recent drop in egg prices.

According to a May 2025 survey, over 40 percent of respondents were unsure of their support for the Trump administration extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Trump urges China to quadruple U.S. soybean orders to reduce trade deficits, sparking market reactions and skepticism from trade analysts.

Subscribers can find out export and import data of 23 countries by HS code or product’s name. This demo is helpful for market analysis.

Subscribers can find out export and import data of 23 countries by HS code or product’s name. This demo is helpful for market analysis.

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The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical imports to reduce dependence on foreign drugs, aiming to enhance national security and secure the U.S. drug supply chain.

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President Trump's executive order seeks to enhance U.S. seafood production by reducing regulatory burdens and opening marine monuments to commercial fishing, aiming to strengthen the domestic fishing industry and reduce the trade deficit.

Subscribers can find out export and import data of 23 countries by HS code or product’s name. This demo is helpful for market analysis.