Author: Jordan Hinkle

BY CORA LEWIS Published 1:31 PM EDT, October 4, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — More than half of Americans believe it’s unlikely younger people today will have better lives than their parents, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.…

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND NUHA DOLBY Published 11:38 AM EDT, October 11, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults expect America’s relations with foreign adversaries like Russia and North Korea to grow more hostile, according to a new poll, a major shift in public opinion from four years ago under President Donald Trump. Two years into the Biden administration, 60% of…

BY EMILY SWANSON AND JOSH BOAK Published 12:49 PM EDT, October 12, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation — a political risk for President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats one month before the midterm elections. Some 46% of people now call their personal financial situation poor, up from 37% in March,…

BY DAVID KLEPPER Published 12:11 AM EDT, October 13, 2022 Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes, according to a new poll that reflects broad and significant concerns about false and misleading claims ahead of next month’s midterm elections. About three-quarters of U.S. adults say misinformation is leading…

BY HANNAH FINGERHUT Published 10:01 AM EDT, October 17, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Graeme Dean says there’s plenty that’s disheartening about the state of the country and politics these days. At the center of one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, he’s on the receiving end of a…