As was the case throughout the presidential campaign, more Americans continue to oppose (62%) than favor (35%) building a wall along the entire U.S. border with Mexico. And while President Donald Trump has said the U.S. would make Mexico pay for the wall, the public is broadly skeptical: 70% think […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Say Congress Should Probe Contact Between Trump, Russia
About half of Americans believe that Congress should investigate whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign had contact with the Russian government in 2016, while only a quarter say that lawmakers should not probe the issue, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
More Americans Say US Has Top Military Than Top Economy
Americans continue to be much more likely to believe the U.S. has the best military in the world than to think it has the best economy. Currently, 57% say the U.S. is No. 1 in the world militarily, while 20% say it ranks first economically. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Most Americans Support NATO Alliance
While President Donald Trump has previously questioned the relevance of NATO, 80% of Americans say the alliance should be maintained. This is up from 64% when Gallup last asked Americans about their views on NATO in 1995, and the highest reading since Gallup first asked the question in 1989. CONT. […] Read more »
In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized
Less than a month after Donald Trump took office, the public’s initial impressions of the new president are strongly felt, deeply polarized and far more negative than positive. The latest national survey by Pew Research Center conducted Feb. 7-12 among 1,503 adults, finds that Trump’s overall job approval is much […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Sharp division along political lines on Trump’s travel ban
A majority of voters thinks President Trump’s executive order on immigration is better described as a restriction on terrorist hot spots than as a “Muslim ban.” And more think the action makes the U.S. safer than say it makes the country less safe. Even so, more disapprove (52 percent) than […] Read more »