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July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Hussein Malla / AP, Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas., For the seco...

May 25, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Asian, Hispanic, and Black Americans are more likely to view climate change as a threat than Americans as a whole, data show., I...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, David Goldman / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans are focused on inflation and immigration ahead of the November election, while Democrats emphasize abortion policies and democracy., The 2024 US presidential elec...

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As President Biden heads to the UN climate summit, one Senator has gutted his plans for clean energy reform.

May 30, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans see military power and security alliances as an effective way to achieve foreign policy goals, but differences em...

February 18, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, REUTERS, New survey data shows a partisan divide on what Americans believe is the greatest threat to the United States: Democrats rank violent white nationalist groups the highest, while Republicans list China as t...