Americans Are Critical of China’s Global Role – as Well as Its Relationship With Russia

A large majority of U.S. adults (83%) continue to have negative views of China, and the share who have very unfavorable views (44%) has increased by 4 percentage points since last year. Around four-in-ten Americans also now describe China as an enemy of the United States, rather than as a […] Read more »

Uptick in legislation suggests transgender issues are the GOP’s new cultural frontier

The culture wars in American politics take place on a variety of fronts, but the battles over gender and sexuality have come to the forefront in recent months with Republicans leading the legislative charge in states across the country. From laws banning transgender youth from participating in sports to bills […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Majority says Biden trying to cover up origins of COVID-19

Majorities of voters think COVID-19 leaked from a lab in China and the Biden administration is trying to cover up its origins. The latest Fox News national survey finds 62% believe COVID-19 was created by scientists in China, while 33% think it evolved from nature. That’s almost identical to what […] Read more »

Americans feel favorably about many federal agencies, especially the Park Service, Postal Service and NASA

… Americans view 14 of 16 federal agencies more favorably than unfavorably, according to a survey of 10,701 adults conducted March 13-19 by Pew Research Center. Of those 14 agencies, 11 have net favorable ratings of 15 points or more. … Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party […] Read more »

Majority of Americans reject anti-trans bills, but support for this restriction is rising

A majority of Americans oppose restrictions on LGBTQ+ people, yet the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows support for such laws is growing as many Republican state and local lawmakers pursue hundreds of bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights around the country. Forty-three percent of Americans now say they support laws that criminalize […] Read more »