As Congress faces an April 28 deadline to fund government operations, the public is now split in their general preferences on the size and scope of government: 48% say they would rather have a bigger government providing more services, while 45% prefer a smaller government providing fewer services. This marks […] Read more »
The Foreign Policy Establishment or Donald Trump: Which Better Reflects American Opinion?
It is an open secret that most US foreign policy experts opposed the presidency of Donald Trump. In fact, more than one hundred Republican foreign policy professionals went so far as to sign an open letter declaring that they would not vote for him. For his part, as a candidate, […] Read more »
How Our Strategy Against Terrorism Gave Us Trump
When the going gets tough for President Trump, as it has virtually from the moment he took office, he has a ready and remarkably restorative message to convey: You are in danger, and I will do what it takes to protect you. … Historians will long ponder the factors behind […] Read more »
Majority of Republicans back Trump Russia policy
Republicans remain firmly supportive of President Donald Trump’s overtures to Russia, even as the GOP’s congressional leaders are wary. A new McClatchy-Marist poll found large majority of Republicans, 73 percent, appear ready to dismiss leadership’s concerns about getting too close to the longtime adversary amid worries about alleged meddling of […] 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 »
Top US Foreign Policy Goals: Stem Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons
Preventing future acts of international terrorism (85%) and the spread of nuclear weapons (84%) remain Americans’ top foreign policy goals in 2017, with more than four in five rating each of these as “very important.” Nearly as many say securing adequate supplies of energy for the U.S. (80%) is a […] Read more »