One of the original culture war conflicts may be poised for a resurgence — with potentially explosive political consequences. The Supreme Court’s recent decision to consider the legality of Mississippi’s restrictive law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy could trigger the most serious and sustained political debate over the […] Read more »
Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows
Most of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of legalized abortion has widened in the past decade and a half. The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would take up a […] Read more »
Poll Finds Majority Approval of Biden’s First 100 Days, While One-Third of Americans Still See His Presidency as Illegitimate
While President Joe Biden receives overall majority approval for his performance during his first 100 days in office, a new nationwide University of Massachusetts Amherst / WCVB poll released today also found that fully one-third of Americans continue to view his presidency as illegitimate. … Majorities of most voter demographics […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden approaches 100-day milestone
As Joe Biden closes in on the 100-day mark of his presidency, a Fox News poll finds a 54 percent majority of voters approves of his job performance. That’s lower than Barack Obama’s 62 percent and George W. Bush’s 63 percent approval at their respective 100-day points, but higher than […] Read more »
Most Americans want to end lifetime Supreme Court appointments
A majority of Americans want to end lifetime appointments for U.S. Supreme Court justices, according to an Ipsos poll for Reuters, though less than half are in favor of other efforts to reform the judiciary. The national opinion poll, conducted on Thursday and Friday, found that 63% of adults supported […] Read more »
The Biggest Thing Kamala Harris Could Do This Year
The battle to protect voting rights needs a field general. Vice President Kamala Harris needs a cause to define her tenure. The second problem suggests the answer to the first: President Joe Biden could designate Harris as the administration’s point person in combatting the onslaught against voter access now advancing […] Read more »