President Trump nears his 100-day benchmark in office and he’s already signed nearly 70 executive actions. Some have been signed without much fanfare; others have sparked mass protests and challenged as unconstitutional. Below, we’ve highlighted several key actions—and included findings on where Americans stand on the issues. CONT. Joanna Piacenza […] Read more »
CNBC survey: Trump’s agenda is popular, until he acts on it
The CNBC All-America Survey shows President Donald Trump’s economic agenda polling well — until he actually acts on it. The survey of 804 Americans, conducted April 3-6, before the Syrian airstrikes, shows strong support for his plans to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, cut individual taxes and renegotiate trade deals. But […] Read more »
Public Opinion Context for Trump’s Environmental Actions
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a “sweeping” executive order that will rollback a number of Obama-era environmental regulations. … Results show that the majority of Americans do not believe two of the main aims of Trump’s environmental policy — increasing production of energy in the U.S. and keeping it […] Read more »
By the numbers, Trump’s big environmental regulation rollback is all kinds of unpopular
President Trump has taken steps to erase the Obama administration’s environmental record in an effort to buoy the struggling coal industry. But the move risks running afoul of public opinion, with majorities of the public in support of several rules that Trump is focused on dismantling. CONT. Emily Guskin, Washington […] Read more »
Why President Trump has been very good for liberals
For the first time ever, half of Americans say they believe in climate change and that they are very concerned about it, according to Gallup. Thanks, Trump. Climate change is merely the latest issue on which the American people have moved appreciably and significantly to the left in the Trump […] Read more »
Slim Majority Now Opposes Oil Exploration on Federal Lands
Slightly more Americans now oppose (53%) rather than favor (46%) opening up land owned by the federal government for oil exploration. In prior years, a majority favored the proposal, including 65% in 2012. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »