The title of a new book, “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency,” by the journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, sums up its thesis concisely: Biden is essentially president by accident. … This is a common thread in a lot of coverage of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 83% worry about inflation, majority says benefits hurting economy
Most voters worry about inflation, as sizable majorities call gas and grocery prices a financial hardship. At the same time, they think the federal government’s additional unemployment benefits were a necessary lifeline during the pandemic, but are damaging the economy now. That’s according to the latest Fox News national survey. […] Read more »
Public Wary of U.S. Taking a Major Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Most Americans agree that the United States should have at most a minor role in finding a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, according to the AP-NORC survey conducted about three weeks after a ceasefire ended the most recent period of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. But when it comes to […] Read more »
Back Home, Biden Returns to the Tough Stuff
Despite wall-to-wall media coverage of his first overseas trip as president, Joe Biden returned to Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday no better or worse than he was when Air Force One took off the previous Wednesday. To the disappointment of his conservative critics, who seemed to hope and even expect […] Read more »
Job Approval of Biden Steady, Congress Down
Fifty-six percent of Americans approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing overall, essentially unchanged from 54% in May. Biden’s approval rating has averaged 56% since he took office, with his monthly approval ratings straying no more than two percentage points from that level. … While Americans’ support for […] Read more »
Public Supports Both Early Voting And Requiring Photo ID to Vote
Most Americans support both easier access to early voting and requiring photo identification to vote, according to the Monmouth University Poll. The public is more divided on expanding vote-by-mail, although a majority would like to see some national voting guidelines established for federal elections. The poll also finds that only […] Read more »