Americans have never trusted the Supreme Court less

Americans' trust and confidence in the judicial branch has hit a new low as the Supreme Court prepares for a new term, according to Gallup.The big picture: The justices return to the bench after spending their summer making consequential emergency-docket decisions allowing some (but not all) of President Trump's most controversial executive actions to proceed. Driving the news: Since 2022, fewer than half of Americans have reported a great deal or a fair amount of trust and confidence in the judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court — a share that had never dipped below 50% before in Gallup's trend...