The country’s population grows every year, but the size of the U.S. House of Representatives does not. And over time, that has had a big impact on how representation in Congress’s lower chamber works, prompting some lawmakers to wonder if it’s time to grow the House — something that hasn’t […] Read more »
Biden’s age is a significant concern for voters
About three quarters of the public think Joe Biden is too old to effectively serve as President of the United States. While Republicans are more likely to think so, most Democrats believe it as well. Although Donald Trump is only three years younger than Biden, only about half of the […] Read more »
American democracy is cracking. These forces help explain why.
In a country where the search for common ground is increasingly elusive, many Americans can agree on this: They believe the political system is broken and that it fails to represent them. They aren’t wrong. Faced with big and challenging problems — climate, immigration, inequality, guns, debt and deficits — […] Read more »
How Ohio’s ballot vote could preview the 2024 politics of abortion
The ballot initiative Ohio voters will decide Tuesday is likely to demonstrate again the continuing public resistance to last year’s Supreme Court decision ending the nationwide constitutional right to abortion – while also offering an early indication about how broadly that backlash may benefit Democrats in the 2024 election. … […] Read more »
Americans divided on January 6th indictment, in line with other criminal cases against Trump
New ABC News/Ipsos polling finds that most Americans believe the charges against former President Trump in the January 6th case are serious, though there are significant differences by partisanship. Opinion has not changed between indictments on whether Trump should be charged with a crime or suspend his campaign and if […] Read more »
Three-quarters of Republicans prioritize the economy over climate change
It’s hot. And some apparently don’t mind it that way. The latest heat wave is fueled by human-caused climate change from burning fossil fuels, but despite the settled science, the overwhelming evidence and the billions of dollars in increases for disaster preparation and recovery that climate change is costing the […] Read more »