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While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues.

Although the public continues to support the military operation in Ukraine, a plurality say it has caused more harm than good for Russia.

Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas.

Public support for US military bases on the continent is also on the rise, Council polling reveals.

Results from the 2017 Chicago Council survey suggest that Republicans tend to doubt that trade agreements are a win-win for all parties involved, and their critical views of NAFTA reflect that suspicion.

Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

A Chicago Council survey shows that Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a troop presence there.

Americans overall want to maintain defense spending. But Democrats, younger people, and those with a college education prefer cuts, while Republicans prefer expansion.

Despite the scale of the crisis and its importance for the broader region, Sudan remains out of the minds of most Americans.