More Americans think the Russia investigation is justified than say it is politically motivated, the first time that’s happened in CBS News polling. Still, Republicans continue to take the President’s view on the matter, and a majority of Americans — including most Democrats — think Democrats in Congress should focus […] Read more »
Trump’s base did not elect him to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan
President Trump has faced bipartisan criticism over his decision to withdraw troops from Syria. Most notably, Jim Mattis resigned as secretary of defense in protest. Trump’s answer to the critiques? He tweeted: “I campaigned on getting out of Syria and other places. … Just doing what I said I was […] Read more »
Americans Have Higher Hopes for Prosperity Than Peace in 2019
Americans are generally optimistic about the nation’s employment levels and stock market performance in 2019, even as most are pessimistic about the prospects for political cooperation and world peace. The public is also more negative than positive about the direction of the U.S. crime rate but evenly split in its […] Read more »
Trump’s pullback in Syria runs strongly against the views of his political base
Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. military forces from Syria this week caught military leaders and lawmakers off-guard, drawing criticism from across party lines. But the surprise announcement also marks a rare instance where Trump has broken strongly with his political base, which has widely supported military efforts to combat […] Read more »
UMD Critical Issues Poll Shows Growing U.S. Public Support of One-State Solution for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A new University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll, fielded by Nielsen Scarborough in September–October among a nationally representative sample of 2,352 adult Americans, shows that Americans are now evenly divided between those who back a one-state solution and those who back a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Thirty-five percent […] Read more »
Majority say US response to Khashoggi’s murder hasn’t been tough enough
Nearly 60% of Americans say that the US response to Saudi Arabia’s role in the murder of US-based journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi hasn’t been tough enough, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Around a quarter say that the response has been about right. CONT. Grace Sparks, […] Read more »