Author: Marjorie Connelly

Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press April 1, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Views of the nation’s economy are the rosiest they’ve been since the pandemic began more than a year ago, buoyed by Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic as President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package is distributed across the country. A new…

By Steven Sloan and Thomas Beaumont | The Associated Press February 8, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a fragment of Americans believe democracy is thriving in the U.S., even as broad majorities agree that representative government is one of the country’s bedrock principles, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…

By Jill Colvin and Emily Swanson | The Associated Press February 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans say former President Donald Trump bears at least some blame for the Capitol insurrection, and about half say the Senate should vote to convict him at the end of his impeachment trial. That’s according to a…

By Julie Pace, Hannah Fingerhut, and Nathan Ellgren | The Associated Press February 4, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including the raging coronavirus pandemic. Overall,…

By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press January 19, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Containing the coronavirus outbreak and repairing the economic damage it has inflicted are the top priorities for Americans as Joe Biden prepares to become the 46th president of the United States, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC…