Poll: Many Democrats want more US support for Palestinians

ELLEN KNICKMEYER and EMILY SWANSON | Associated Press June 23, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll on American attitudes toward a core conflict in the Middle East finds about half of Democrats want the U.S. to do more to support the Palestinians, showing that a growing rift among Democratic lawmakers is also reflected in…

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden’s virus response

By Julie Pace and Emily Swanson | The Associated Press March 9, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for…

AP-NORC poll: A third of US adults skeptical of COVID shots

By Mike Stobbe and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the U.S. hopes to achieve herd immunity and vanquish the outbreak.…

AP-NORC poll: Many Americans resuming pre-virus activities

Adrian Sainz and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press June 18, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research…

Back home: Biden has daunting to-do list after European tour

Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro | the Associated Press June 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a formidable to-do list now that he’s back from his summit-filled trip to Europe, with pressing legislative challenges, foreign policy follow-up and a need to steer the country’s reopening as the coronavirus threat recedes. His…