Most Americans agree that the United States should have at most a minor role in finding a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, according to the AP-NORC survey conducted about three weeks after a ceasefire ended the most recent period of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. But when it comes to […] Read more »
Back Home, Biden Returns to the Tough Stuff
Despite wall-to-wall media coverage of his first overseas trip as president, Joe Biden returned to Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday no better or worse than he was when Air Force One took off the previous Wednesday. To the disappointment of his conservative critics, who seemed to hope and even expect […] Read more »
Job Approval of Biden Steady, Congress Down
Fifty-six percent of Americans approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing overall, essentially unchanged from 54% in May. Biden’s approval rating has averaged 56% since he took office, with his monthly approval ratings straying no more than two percentage points from that level. … While Americans’ support for […] Read more »
Public Supports Both Early Voting And Requiring Photo ID to Vote
Most Americans support both easier access to early voting and requiring photo identification to vote, according to the Monmouth University Poll. The public is more divided on expanding vote-by-mail, although a majority would like to see some national voting guidelines established for federal elections. The poll also finds that only […] Read more »
How Democrats can defy history in 2022
The huge voter turnout over the past three elections could scramble the usual dynamics of midterm voting — potentially providing Democrats their best chance to avoid losses next year that could cost them control of the House, the Senate or both. The president’s party has almost always lost ground in […] Read more »
For Biden, confronting Putin may have been easier than dealing with Republicans back in Washington
With confidence and elan, President Joe Biden rallied allies abroad last week around the viability of 21st century democracy. Proving it here at home will be harder. Members of the transatlantic coalition — at meetings of the Group of Seven, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union — […] Read more »