Amid the longest government shutdown in history, President Donald Trump is finally beginning to lose support from his most ardent supporters, according to a new poll released Thursday.
Read moreMost Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases — but a new poll finds they’d draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or taller.
Read moreThe Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human health and the environment may not be worth the cost of the regulation.
Read moreAn opinion survey has shown that two thirds of Russians regret the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Read moreA majority of Californians believe universal health care and tuition-free community college should be the top funding priorities for incoming state leaders, the Public Policy Institute of California reported Wednesday.
Read moreDefending a loophole to robocall laws carved out by Congress for the collection of federally backed loans, a lawyer for the government faced tough questions Wednesday at Fourth Circuit oral arguments.
Read moreCounting an uptick in the number of Americans who prefer to watch their news online, the Pew Research Center reported Monday that print remains out of favor while television still reigns supreme.
Read moreSix-in-10 Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling his job, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.
Read moreThe belief that genetically modified foods are harmful to human health has increased over the last two years to about half of all American adults, primarily among those with low levels of scientific knowledge, according to a new study published Monday.
Read moreCold and calculating though algorithms may be, most Americans lack confidence they can be unbiased when used to make life-affecting decisions, a Pew survey released Friday found.
Read moreThe majority of Americans are happy with the results of the midterm elections, but more pessimistic about the future of partisan relations than they were after the last three midterms, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday.
Read moreA new poll shows a majority of Europeans are deeply nostalgic – and that goes a long way in explaining the rise of populist politics and feelings of unease over immigration and the European Union.
Read moreDays ahead of the midterm elections, nearly eight in 10 U.S. residents worry the tone in Washington will lead to violence or acts of terrorism.
Read moreA majority of voters, 67 percent, said their opinion of President Donald Trump will play a factor in who they vote for on Election Day, and almost half of voters surveyed said their opinion of Trump will make them more likely to vote Democrat.
Read moreThe Georgia governor race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams is now a statistical dead heat, and according to a poll released Thursday, a runoff election in December is becoming exceedingly more likely.
Read moreHalf of Latinos in a survey released by the Pew Research Center Thursday say that their life in the U.S. has worsened over the past year, and two-thirds blame the Trump administration for creating and enforcing policies harmful to Hispanics.
Read moreWith just two weeks to go until the critical midterm elections, an overwhelming majority of Americans say the United States is greatly divided, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. Few Americans believe those stark divisions will get better anytime soon.
Read moreA push to alleviate California’s affordable housing crisis through increased rent control is sputtering at the finish line, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday.
Read moreLarge majorities of young Americans want to see an expansion of government services, including a single-payer health care program, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV.
Read moreNearly half of Americans think the country has “mostly failed” in its mission in Afghanistan, the Pew Research Center reported Friday.
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