Most Americans do not support the prospect of the nation’s highest court overturning Roe v. Wade, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, and public confidence in the Supreme Court is plunging. In the wake of a leaked draft opinion from the high court suggesting a majority of justices want […] Read more »
Two-thirds say don’t overturn Roe; the court leak is firing up Democratic voters
About two-thirds of Americans say they do not support overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the United States, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Seven-in-10 U.S. adults, however, say they are in favor of some degree of restrictions on abortion rights. […] Read more »
The role party affiliation played in getting US to grim new milestone of 1 million COVID deaths
The American flag flies at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 14, 2022, after President Biden ordered flags lowered to commemorate 1 million American dead due to COVID-19. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY COVID-19 has now […] Read more »
Covid Concerns Remain Low; Few Want Return Of Mask Mandates
The latest Monmouth University Poll finds that concern about family members becoming ill from the coronavirus remains relatively low and is approaching the nadir it hit briefly last summer. This comes as reports of COVID-19 infections are leveling off. Only one-third of the public supports a return to face mask […] Read more »
One in three Americans say that COVID-19 is over
Although cases are rising again across the U.S., neither behaviors nor risk perceptions have shifted for Americans since April. The latest wave of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index finds that one in three Americans say that COVID-19 is over, though perceptions vary drastically across party lines and by vaccination status. The […] Read more »
Americans Divided on Face Masks When Flying
Americans are about evenly divided on whether the government should require passengers to wear a face mask when flying on an airplane. While 49% of U.S. adults say the federal government should require all travelers aged 2 and older to wear a mask, 51% feel it should not be mandated. […] Read more »