As “CBS Sunday Morning” celebrates 40 years on the air, a new CBS News poll shows the marked changes in public opinion that have occurred over sensitive topics since the show made its debut in 1979. Here are some of the issues that have seen major changes among the American […] Read more »
Raw tensions over race and gender shape midterms, reflecting schism in Trump era
… Raw tensions over race, gender and personal identity are shaping battleground contests from Upstate New York to the Deep South, reflecting the deep schism in the country during the Trump era and the increasingly stark demographic divide between the two political parties. With just one primary day left, on […] Read more »
Trouble for Trump? Poll shows midterm election edge for Democrats and female candidates
The political landscape for the midterm elections favors Democrats in general and female candidates in particular, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll says, raising the prospect of significant perils for President Donald Trump in the next Congress. At the traditional Labor Day start of the campaign’s fall sprint, those surveyed […] Read more »
Where the public stands on key issues that could come before the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin confirmation hearings on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired in July after three decades on the court. … Ahead of the Senate’s deliberations over Kavanaugh, here’s a look at where […] Read more »
2018 candidate diversity goes beyond gender
Throughout the 2018’s primaries, the “year of the woman” has been cited as a dominant recurring theme, but as summer winds down, another storyline is emerging. The 2018 election may bring the most diverse set of candidates in U.S. political history — and not just racial diversity, but also a […] Read more »
Wedding Cakes, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Future of LGBT Rights in America
Shortly after the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling was issued by the Supreme Court in June, Americans report being conflicted over whether small businesses providing wedding services should be able to refuse gay and lesbian customers. Close to half (46%) of Americans believe that the owners of […] Read more »