How low can you go? More Americans losing confidence in Congress. (Mark Wilson - GETTY IMAGES) Number of the day: 10. That has to look grim for folks on Capitol Hill, who are notoriously obsessed with polling. By contrast, the military topped the list of most-trusted institutions at 76 percent of those polled. But we guess we have to note that newspapers aren't so confidence-inspiring, with only 25 percent of respondents people saying they've got faith in our ink-stained ranks. Maybe next year, Gallup could include "oily used car salesmen" on the list, just to help lawmakers save face? See a breakdown of the polling results here.