Eighteen percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., staying below 20% as it has since March. Americans are slightly more satisfied than last summer when gas prices and inflation were soaring. … Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy also remains depressed, with Gallup’s […] Read more »
How legal immigration might solve two of America’s toughest problems
Two of the nation’s most intractable problems might have the same solution – if the idea was not so politically radioactive. Even as businesses across the nation are complaining about their inability to find enough workers, the federal government is struggling to stem the relentless flow of migrants at the […] Read more »
Ron DeSantis has a ‘lovability’ problem
Ron DeSantis has some catching up to do. The Florida governor entered the 2024 presidential race last week with polls showing him down about 30 points on average to Donald Trump in the GOP primary. DeSantis had trailed by closer to 10 points at the end of last year. The […] Read more »
The data behind the Supreme Court’s shift to the right
The Supreme Court has long painted itself as a safe space, in a country dominated by political partisanship, where the law and the Constitution rule. But data from recent years puts some weight behind the critics who argue that the highest court in the land has taken on a more […] Read more »
How Americans feel about the debt ceiling negotiations and the fanfare surrounding it.
Congress and President Biden have less than a week to reach a compromise on the debt ceiling before the U.S. defaults on its debt, a historic first that could drag the country (and the world) into a severe recession. A deal might be close, but compromise is a tall order […] Read more »
Abortion Remains Key Issue for Voters, with Democrats Holding a Sizeable Edge over Republicans
Nine months ahead of the first presidential primary of the 2024 election season, many voters, especially women, say candidates’ views on abortion will again be a key issue, and Democrats hold a strong edge over Republicans on the issue, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Three in 10 registered […] Read more »