Job satisfaction tumbled this year at a majority of federal agencies, a survey set to be released Wednesday shows — a sign of failing morale and performance at a time when the Trump administration has made pointed critiques about the bureaucracy and many of its missions. After three years of […] Read more »
Americans Want Trump To Compromise On Border Wall To Avoid Possible Shutdown
As President Trump continues to threaten to potentially shut down the government over his border wall, Americans would prefer to see him compromise to prevent gridlock, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. By a 21-point margin — 57 percent to 36 percent — Americans think the president should compromise on […] Read more »
Government Favored to Ensure Healthcare, but Not Deliver It
The majority of Americans, 57%, continue to believe the federal government should be responsible for ensuring that all Americans have health insurance. At the same time, a majority reject a government-run healthcare system, with 40% in favor and 54% preferring a system based on private insurance. These attitudes help underscore […] Read more »
Citizens feel disconnected from government. If they knew what government did for them, they wouldn’t.
Suzanne Mettler is the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the department of government at Cornell University. She is also the author of a new book, “The Government-Citizen Disconnect,” which argues that citizens are often unaware of the benefits they receive from the government. I spoke to her […] Read more »
Immigration Up Sharply as Most Important U.S. Problem
Americans’ perceptions of the biggest problem facing the U.S. shifted a bit over the past month, with increased percentages mentioning immigration and healthcare, and fewer citing government leaders or poor government, generally. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Civics lessons: Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch on promoting education in citizenship
“There’s no such things as not voting. Not voting is voting,” said Eric Liu. “It’s voting to hand your power over to someone else who’s gonna say, ‘Thank you very much. Let me take that voice and that power and exercise it in your name, but in my interests.'” Makes […] Read more »