President Joe Biden has already made the most important domestic-policy decision he’ll likely face this year. Biden and his top advisers have repeatedly indicated that they will reject demands from the new GOP majority in the House of Representatives to link increasing the debt ceiling with cutting federal spending. Instead, […] Read more »
National survey finds split opinion on whether Republicans in Congress can unite behind new Speaker McCarthy
A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds 53% of those polled say they heard or read a lot about the election of a new Speaker of the House of Representatives, while 29% say they heard a little and 18% heard nothing at all. … Among all respondents, 41% […] Read more »
Biden Averaged 41% Job Approval in His Second Year
President Joe Biden averaged 41% job approval during his second year in office, which spanned Jan. 20, 2022, through Jan. 19, 2023. Among post-World War II presidents elected to their first term, only Donald Trump had a lower second-year average, but just barely, at 40.4%. Many other recent presidents, including […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Broad majority of Americans approve of appointment of special counsel to investigate Biden documents
More than 8 in 10 Americans approve of the appointment of a special counsel to investigate classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s Delaware residence and an office he used after serving as vice president, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. The poll finds broad approval across […] Read more »
Document issue bad for both Trump and Biden but American public views Trump as more serious concern
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that large majorities of Americans believe that both Donald Trump (77%) and Joe Biden (64%) acted inappropriately in how they handled classified documents after leaving office. However, when asked which was more serious, a plurality (43%) said Trump’s actions were a more serious concern. […] Read more »
Most Americans think both Biden and Trump inappropriately handled classified documents
Strong majorities of Americans believe that both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump acted inappropriately when it came to their handling of classified documents, but in weighing their severity, a plurality of the public believes Trump’s actions were more serious, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. Over three-quarters […] Read more »