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January 25, 2018

Voters See Russia as Biggest Spying Threat

A former CIA officer was arrested this week for retaining highly classified information relating to the U.S. spy network in China. While most voters consider spying a serious threat to the United States, they’re slightly more likely to see Russia as the culprit than China.

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January 24, 2018

Voters Call for Special Prosecutor to Investigate FBI

Voters think a special prosecutor is needed to see if the nation’s top cops have been playing politics.

January 24, 2018

Should California Stay or Go?

Will rising tensions between the state of California and the federal government push the so-called "Calexit" initiative over the finish line? Most Americans hope not.

January 23, 2018

One-in-Four Say States Should Have The Right To Secede

Last week, the founders of “New California” read their Declaration of Independence in a hopeful step toward eventual statehood.

January 23, 2018

Americans More Receptive to Puerto Rico as a State Than D.C.

In the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is pushing even harder for statehood, and more Americans than ever support welcoming the commonwealth as the 51st state. They’re far less likely to support statehood for our nation’s capital, though.

January 22, 2018

Politics Even Colors Perceptions of Trump’s Health

Democrats have been complaining recently about President Trump’s physical and mental health, but his White House physician who also worked for President Obama blew those concerns away at a press conference. His political opponents, however, aren’t buying it.

January 22, 2018

Voters Question Sour Relations Between Trump, Blacks in Congress

Several black members of Congress have been calling for President Trump's impeachment for months and now are boycotting his upcoming State of the Union speech over his criticism of Haiti and some nations in Africa. But very few voters think this continuing confrontation is good for the black community.

January 19, 2018

46% Believe Government’s Done Too Little For Young Black Americans

Now that Donald Trump, accused by many of his detractors of being racist, has replaced America’s first black president, more voters think the government’s not doing enough to improve conditions for America’s black youth, though they think they’re ultimately responsible for improving their own situation.

January 18, 2018

Are Illegal Immigrants Taking American Jobs?

Illegal immigration continues to be a hot-button issue in Congress, but fewer Americans now feel threatened that illegal immigrants are taking their jobs.

January 18, 2018

Is Trump A Racist?

Prominent Democrats are now accusing President Trump of being a racist for championing the bringing of higher educated, more skilled immigrants to America, and voters tend to believe they’re right.

January 16, 2018

Voters Conflicted Over Family-First Immigration Policy

Lost in the furor over whether President Trump used off-color language in a private discussion of legal immigration is the issue he was addressing: Why isn’t the United States admitting higher skilled, better-educated immigrants? Maybe it’s because voters themselves are conflicted.

January 12, 2018

Voters See Diminishing Nuclear Threat from North Korea

With President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un talking more diplomatically and North Korea sending athletes to the Winter Olympics in neighboring South Korea, fears of a nuclear attack from the rogue regime in Pyongyang are lessening here.

January 12, 2018

Can Democrats in Congress Stop Trump?

Even Democrats aren't overly confident that their legislators in Congress will be able to stop President Trump's agenda.

January 11, 2018

Most Voters Want to Continue State Enforcement of Pot Laws

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced plans to roll back Obama-era protections that ease federal marijuana laws in states where the drug is legalized. But most voters want to keep marijuana regulated at the state level, not a federal one.

January 11, 2018

Most Voters Won't Read New Trump White House Book

Voters are split on whether the new book about President Donald Trump, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” is an attack piece or truth. But most don't plan to read it anyway.

January 10, 2018

Voters Have Little Faith in War on Drugs

Voters strongly believe the war on drugs isn’t working, but they also don’t think we’re spending enough on it.

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January 10, 2018

Oprah vs. The Donald, and The Winner Is…

TV personality Oprah Winfrey is the likely winner over President Trump if the 2020 election were held today, but there are a lot of undecideds.

January 10, 2018

Voters Still Say Trump Likely to Erase Obama’s Accomplishments

Voters continue to believe that President Trump has only just begun to undo the achievements of his predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama.

January 9, 2018

Dems Say Ignore Trump, But Few Think It's Working

Most Democrats think the key to success moving forward is to stonewall President Donald Trump, but few Democrats think that strategy has paid off thus far.

January 8, 2018

Many Think All Our Leaders Clueless About America’s Future

Voters are closely divided when asked if any of the major power players in Washington, D.C. have an idea where the country is headed.