Each evening for the past several weeks, President Trump, officials from his administration and representatives of the White House coronavirus task force have assembled in the White House briefing room or in the Rose Garden to provide updates to the press on the coronavirus pandemic. The most prominent voice in […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: Americans Worry About Strength of Response
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,008 registered voters conducted March 30-April 2, 2020. • Even as nearly all Americans are watching at least some of Trump’s press conferences every day, the public continues to have serious concerns about his handling […] Read more »
Americans support drastic efforts to stop coronavirus, expect crisis to last for months
Most Americans say saving lives by preventing the spread of COVID-19 should be the top priority for the U.S. government as the global coronavirus pandemic strains the nation’s health care system and social distancing measures ravage the economy, according to a new poll. The Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos poll poll released […] Read more »
America’s Hidden Common Ground on the Coronavirus
According to a new Public Agenda/USA Today/Ipsos Hidden Common Ground Survey, Americans are aligned on the large threat that COVID-19 poses to the United States, the stock market and the global economy, as well as the steps the government should take to help businesses and people affected. Though Americans see […] Read more »
Partisanship and Deficit Spending
… In the midst of this fearsome economic environment, the Trump Administration has succeeded in navigating an unprecedented $2.3 Trillion stimulus package through a divided Congress, ensuring basic protections for businesses and workers harmed by the crisis. … This swift, united action by Republicans in Congress suggests that they feared […] Read more »
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally — The U.S. Response to Covid-19
Covid-19 has exposed major weaknesses in the United States’ federalist system of public health governance, which divides powers among the federal, state, and local governments. SARS-CoV-2 is exactly the type of infectious disease for which federal public health powers and emergencies were conceived: it is highly transmissible, crosses borders efficiently, […] Read more »