The percentage of Americans approving of President Barack Obama’s handling of foreign policy issues has dropped to the lowest level of his presidency as he faces multiple overseas challenges, including in Iraq, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Additionally, the public is evenly split on whether Obama […] Read more »
Most Want to Prioritize Improving Veterans’ Health
Improving healthcare for U.S. veterans is Americans’ top legislative priority for Washington to focus on, out of nine issues now or recently in the national spotlight. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans say it is “extremely” (41%) or “very important” (46%) that the president and Congress deal with veterans’ healthcare […] Read more »
Americans by 2 to 1 Would Pay More to Curb Climate Change
Americans are willing to bear the costs of combating climate change, and most are more likely to support a candidate seeking to address the issue. By an almost two-to-one margin, 62 percent to 33 percent, Americans say they would pay more for energy if it would mean a reduction in […] Read more »
On The Media: ‘Climate Change’ vs. ‘Global Warming’
The Environmental Protection Agency recently rolled out the Obama administration’s ambitious proposal to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants 30% by 2030. This proposal could bring renewed worldwide attention to climate change. Trouble is, we still haven’t sorted out how to talk about the issue. Is it “Climate Change” […] Read more »
CA voters see drought as major crisis — but with little effect on daily lives
With California in the midst of one of its most severe droughts on record, nearly 9 in 10 voters now consider it a “crisis or major problem” for the state. Yet only a small percentage say the drought has impacted their daily lives, according to results from the latest USC […] Read more »
The Politics of Being Green
Add brown and green energy to the list of issues separating red and blue. The regulations that the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday limiting carbon emissions from power plants will likely stand as President Obama’s most consequential second-term domestic policy initiative. But the rules will also reinforce his presidency’s central […] Read more »