By Ariel Edwards-Levy, Jennifer Agiesta, Edward Wu, CNN

(CNN) — Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is focused on the wrong priorities and doing too little to address cost of living.

A majority, 58%, calls the first year of Trump’s term a failure.

There’s hardly any good news in the poll for Trump or the Republican Party entering a critical midterm year, with the president’s handling of the economy looming as the defining issue in key House and Senate races.

Asked to choose the country’s top issue, Americans pick the economy by a nearly two-to-one margin over any other topic. The poll suggests Trump is struggling to prove that he’s addressing it. And it finds broad concerns over Trump’s use of presidential power and his efforts to put his stamp on American culture.

Views of economic conditions have remained stable — and largely negative — for the past two years, with about 3 in 10 rating the economy positively. What’s changed in the latest poll is the increased pessimism about the future: Just over 4 in 10 expect the economy to be good a year from now, down from 56% just before Trump was sworn in last January.

A 55% majority say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, with just 32% saying they’ve made an improvement. Most, 64%, say he hasn’t gone far enough in trying to reduce the price of everyday goods. Even within the GOP, about half say that he should be doing more, including 42% among Republicans and Republican-leaners who describe themselves as members of the “Make America Great Again” movement.

Much of the public doubts that Trump is prioritizing their interests. Just 36% now say he has had the right priorities, down from 45% near the beginning of his term. Only one-third of Americans now say they believe that Trump cares about people like them, down from 40% last March and the worst rating of his political career.

Only 37% say that Trump puts the good of the country above his personal gain, and 32% say that he’s in touch with the problems ordinary Americans face in their daily lives. That includes more than one-quarter of those who approve of Trump’s presidency overall but don’t feel he’s in touch with their problems.

“Even if he is doing some good in areas, he comes across very self-seeking and (shows a) lack of caring about the common good of our citizens,” wrote one person, an independent from Oklahoma, who responded to the poll.

Fewer than half say that Trump has the stamina and sharpness to serve effectively, and just 35% call him someone they’re proud to have as president.

Trump retains his base but has little support beyond it

Trump’s overall job approval rating now stands at 39%, with public opinion on nearly every aspect of his presidency stagnating in the negative. His ratings, which held around 48% last February, declined within the first 100 days of his second term, and have since remained in the low 40s or high 30s.

In some ways, Trump now faces a political situation not dissimilar from his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, who also struggled to convince Americans he was tackling economic concerns.

In contrast to Biden, who garnered more tepidly positive ratings even among many Democrats, Trump retains robust support within his own base. Nearly 9 in 10 Republicans approve of Trump’s performance, and roughly half strongly approve. Among self-de

By Simone McCarthy, CNN

Beijing (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a new “strategic partnership” with China during a meeting with leader Xi Jinping Friday, as the US ally took steps to reset ties with Beijing in the face of historic friction with Donald Trump.

Canada would ease tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and expected China to significantly reduce barriers tariffs on Canadian canola seed later this year, Ottawa said in a statement after the meeting – in a major step to ease long-standing trade tensions.

Carney is the first Canadian prime minister to visit since 2017, a year before relations between the two cratered after Canada arrested an executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei at the request of the US, and Beijing imprisoned two Canadian citizens shortly after.

The prime minister’s visit this week had made clear Ottawa’s new objective: to move its economy closer to its second largest trading partner following a year in which Trump ratcheted up trade and political frictions with Canada, imposing sweeping tariffs and publicly musing about turning the country into the 51st US state.

Speaking to Xi in Beijing’s ornate Great Hall of the People on Friday morning, Carney described the countries’ “new strategic partnership” as one that could work to improve a strained international system.

“Together we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past to create a new one adapted to new global realities,” Carney said in his remarks, noting that the two sides would focus on areas where they can make “historic gains” such as agriculture and energy.

The deepening partnership would “help improve” the multilateral system, which “in recent years had come under great strain,” he added.

The language marks a sharp departure from rhetoric of recent years when Canada and its G7 partners raised concerns about Beijing’s activities on the global stage and interference in their democracies.

And it is sure to be welcomed by Beijing which has long looked to drive wedges between the US and its allies, and reshape what it sees as a world order unfairly dominated by their bloc.

In his remarks to Carney, Xi said both countries should “advance the building of a new type of strategic partnership between China and Canada.”

Trade agreements

A joint statement following the meeting said that the two sides “welcomed the progress made in resolving trade issues through consultations,” according to a copy released by the Chinese state media Xinhua.

A separate Canadian statement specified that Canada will allow up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles (EV) into the Canadian market, with the most-favored-nation tariff rate of 6.1%. The move rolls back what had previously been an irritant in their relations: a blanket 100% tariff on the goods imposed by Canada in tandem with the US in 2024.

This agreement “will drive considerable new Chinese joint-venture investment” in Canada’s auto industry, the statement said.

It also said that Canada expected China to reduce its tariffs on Canadian canola seed to about 15% by March 1 – a significant drop from the roughly 85% levels that had been imposed on entry of the good into China, where it makes up a $4 billion market. Other products like lobsters and peas would also see tariffs lift on that timeline, Canada said.

China had announced retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products last March, hurting Canadian farmers and effectively shutting Canada’s second-largest market for the crop.

Carney and Xi discussed increasing two-way investment in clean energy and technology, agri-food, wood products and other sectors as part of a bid to elevate exports to China by 50% by 2030, Ottawa said.

A China res

By Eric Bradner, Jeremy Herb, CNN

(CNN) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered a stern message one week ago to federal agents following the deadly shooting of a Minnesota woman who was protesting their efforts to round up immigrants in the state. “Get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” Frey said.

The remark immediately put Frey in the national spotlight and at the center of the fiercest battle yet over President Donald Trump’s federal crackdown in cities across the country.

Tensions between local protesters and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have only continued to boil over, after a federal agent shot and injured a man Wednesday night who had allegedly assaulted the agent. Seeking to deescalate the situation, Frey urged protesters to go home afterward.

“We cannot counter Donald Trump’s chaos with our own brand of chaos,” he said Wednesday night, after local police said protesters were shooting fireworks at officers. “For those that have peacefully protested, I applaud you. For those that are taking the bait, you are not helping, and you are not helping the undocumented immigrants of our city. You are not helping the people who call this place home.”

The city’s efforts over the past week to respond to the ICE crackdown — and the Trump administration’s decision to double down on its Minneapolis surge — demonstrates the difficult situation Frey and other state and local Democrats face. Standing up to the Trump administration bought Frey respect in his overwhelmingly Democratic city — but it also made him a target of the White House and its Republican allies.

Polls show that public opinion has shifted rapidly against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions. A CNN poll conducted by SSRS found that 56% of Americans believe Renee Good’s killing was an inappropriate use of force, while just 26% of Americans say that they view the shooting as an appropriate use of force. Americans say, 51% to 31%, that ICE enforcement actions are making cities less safe rather than safer.

But Trump, who campaigned on pledges to lead a mass deportation effort, has dug in, placing a particular emphasis on Minnesota — a Democratic-led state that he wrongly said he believes he won in three consecutive presidential elections. His administration plans to send another 1,000 immigration agents to the state. And on Thursday he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a centuries-old law, to deploy American troops to Minnesota if local political leaders don’t “stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking” immigration agents.

Frey and other Minnesota leaders have responded with a lawsuit accusing federal agents of making warrantless arrests and using excessive force, while Frey has been a constant presence on national and state television.

“This is retribution-style politics,” Frey told CNN in an interview. “This is drama. This is performance politics at its worst, and it’s hurting people and it’s making us less safe.”

‘The more inflammatory action’

As the legal battle plays out behind the scenes, Frey has been at the

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The San Marcos High School girls water polo seniors were all smiles before the game during a pregame ceremony and Dos Pueblos didn't do anything to dampen their spirits.

The Royals celebrated Senior Day by crushing the Chargers 18-3 turning this rivalry game into a rout.

USC-bound senior Charlotte Raisin scored four of her game-high six goals in the opening quarter to set the tone as San Marcos clinched at least a share of the Channel League title.

(Raisin scored :20 seconds into the game)

Michigan-commit Sophie Yonker scored in the first quarter as did sophomore McKenna Stuart as San Marcos jumped out to a 6-0 lead.

(Senior Sophie Yonker scored 4 goals in the game).

Harvard-bound Bethany King finished off the first quarter by blocking a penalty shot to keep DP off the scoreboard. King, a senior, also scored two goals while she was in the field.

Raisin added two more second quarter goals before sitting out most of the second half. She also added three assists and three steals.

Junior Shea Estabrook and sophomore Jade Pattison finished the game each with two goals.

The Royals led 12-0 at half and built the lead to 16-0 before the Chargers scored their first goal late in the third quarter.

The two teams are expected to meet in a few weeks in the Channel League Tournament.

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Por Jessie Yeung, CNN

Cuando la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado entró a la Casa Blanca este jueves, llegó con el regalo que el presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump ha codiciado durante mucho tiempo: un Premio Nobel de la Paz.

Machado, una férrea crítica del depuesto presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, ganó el premio el año pasado por su campaña a favor de una mayor democracia. Ahora dejaba la medalla en la Casa Blanca, con la esperanza de que el gesto le reportara algo mucho más valioso: el respaldo estadounidense en la lucha por liderar el futuro de Venezuela después de Maduro.

Pero, si ella pensaba que el regalo podría empujar al presidente a dar un respaldo más claro, parece que tendrá que esperar, al menos por ahora.

Más tarde fue fotografiada sosteniendo una bolsa de regalo con la marca Trump mientras salía de la Casa Blanca, con poca claridad sobre su futuro político.

Machado es una de las dos figuras que compiten por el liderazgo de la Venezuela pos-Maduro.

Trump ha designado a la exvicepresidenta de Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, como presidenta encargada, a pesar de que fue miembro del régimen durante mucho tiempo.

Una foto publicada por la Casa Blanca muestra a Trump junto a Machado, sosteniendo una gran placa con marco dorado que parecía lista para colgar en la pared, que contiene la medalla y la dedicatoria: “Presentada como un símbolo personal de gratitud en nombre del pueblo venezolano en reconocimiento a la acción decisiva y basada en principios del presidente Trump para asegurar una Venezuela libre”.

“María me entregó su Premio Nobel de la Paz por el trabajo que he realizado. Un gesto maravilloso de respeto mutuo”, publicó Trump en Truth Social.

El Centro Nobel de la Paz, con sede en Oslo, reiteró rápidamente que las medallas no se pueden compartir ni transferir.

“Una medalla puede cambiar de dueño, pero el título de Premio Nobel de la Paz no”, afirmó el comité en el evento X.

Machado, por su parte, ofreció una visión optimista de su encuentro, calificándolo de “histórico” y “extraordinario”.

Agregó que la administración Trump comprendía la necesidad de reconstruir las instituciones y proteger los derechos humanos y la libertad de expresión, y de un “nuevo y genuino proceso electoral” para alentar a los venezolanos a regresar a su país.

También insistió en que Venezuela ya tiene un presidente electo: Edmundo González, el candidato de la oposición que Estados Unidos reconoció previamente después de las disputadas elecciones de 2024 en el país.

Las autoridades electorales designadas por el Gobierno habían declarado a Maduro como ganador, lo que le permitió aferrarse al poder hasta su abrupta captura por las fuerzas especiales estadounidenses.

Sin embargo, en ese momento, los líderes de la oposición, así como los organismos de control estadounidenses e internacionales, expresaron su preocupación por las acusaciones de juego sucio.

Pero a pesar del apoyo previo de Washington a Machado y González, Trump no se unió a la oposición tras la captura de Maduro. En cambio, brindó su apoyo a Rodríguez, una acción que sorprendió a muchos antimaduros.

A pesar del tono optimista de Machado, no está claro qué consiguió, si es que consiguió algo, más allá de una sesión de fotos y una bolsa de regalo oficial grabada con la firma de Trump.

La administración Trump ha indicado varias veces que considera a Rodríguez como una opción estable y pragmática con la que Read more