Washington is faced with a potential federal government shutdown when funding for the government runs out on Wednesday night. If there is a federal government shutdown, Republicans in Congress would get more of the blame (39 percent) than President Barack Obama and the Democrats (28 percent), but one in five […] Read more »
Majority Says Any Budget Deal Must Include Planned Parenthood Funding
With the prospect of a government shutdown apparently decreasing, the public by a wide margin says that any congressional budget agreement must maintain funding for Planned Parenthood. CONT. Pew Read more »
Trust in Federal Gov’t on Domestic Matters Edges to New Low
Americans’ trust in the federal government’s ability to handle domestic problems has fallen further to 38%, a new low. Americans are a bit more likely to trust the government to handle international problems, but at 45%, this is scarcely better than last year’s 43% record low. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, […] Read more »
Half in U.S. Continue to Say Gov’t Is an Immediate Threat
Almost half of Americans, 49%, say the federal government poses “an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens,” similar to what was found in previous surveys conducted over the last five years. When this question was first asked in 2003, less than a third of Americans held […] Read more »
Half Still Say Gov’t Regulates Business Too Much
While a sturdy 49% of Americans say the government regulates business too much, a near-low percentage instead say it regulates too little (21%). The latter response has experienced a six-percentage-point drop from 2010, while the former has remained virtually unchanged since 2009. Another 27% of Americans judge the current regulatory […] Read more »
Trust in Judicial Branch Sinks to New Low of 53%
Americans’ trust in the judicial branch of the federal government has fallen significantly in the past year, and now a record-low 53% say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in it. Trust in the executive and legislative branches also remains near historical lows, but both […] Read more »