When Pope Francis addresses Congress on Thursday, watch in the background on the C-SPAN feed for some uncomfortable fidgeting. That’s because he has plenty of material to make both Democrats and Republicans squirm. Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis has made one controversial statement after another on all kinds of, […] Read more »
Americans View Relations with China as Important Despite Some Mistrust
The US-China summit in Washington, DC, will take place against a backdrop of security challenges facing the bilateral relationship. These include cyber attacks that have been ascribed to Chinese hackers and continued friction over China’s maritime activities in the South and East China Sea. While the American public is not […] Read more »
Obama’s Iran deal will pass Congress, but it keeps losing public support
American opinions continue to erode when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal. A bare 51 percent majority supports the agreement and 41 percent oppose it, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »
Americans skeptical Iran will stick to nuclear deal
President Barack Obama’s big policy win this week — preventing Congress from blocking the nuclear agreement with Iran — may do little to improve his sagging approval ratings. A new CNN/ORC poll finds 59% disapprove of the way Obama is handling the U.S. relationship with Iran, and about half would […] Read more »
Americans’ Concerns about China: Economics, Cyberattacks, Human Rights Top the List
As the White House prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first state visit to the United States later this month, the American public continues to see a number of issues related to China and its rising power as major concerns. In particular, economic issues loom large. CONT. […] Read more »
Americans not behind Iran deal
In our representative democracy, public policy only imperfectly reflects public opinion. … The Iran nuclear agreement is about to join this list of legislation whose ultimate disposition is contrary to the desire of the majority of Americans. Of course, the path to that outcome is paved by unusual rules: Only […] Read more »