Who should lead? Democrats, Republicans struggle to decide

By Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press February 14, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are preparing for a possible rematch in 2024, a new poll finds a notable lack of enthusiasm within the parties for either man as his party’s leader and a clear opening for new standard-bearers. About a…

Ukraine aid support softens in the US: AP-NORC Poll

By Aamer Madhani and Emily Swanson | The Associated Press February 15, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Support among the American public for providing Ukraine weaponry and direct economic assistance has softened as the Russian invasion nears a grim one-year milestone, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Forty-eight percent say they favor the…

China’s global influence worries U.S. majority: AP-NORC poll

By Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press February 23, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 40% of U.S. adults approve of how President Joe Biden is handling relations with China, a new poll shows, with a majority anxious about Beijing’s influence as the White House finds its agenda increasingly shaped by global rivalries. About 6 in…

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden

By Elliot Spagat | The Associated Press March 7, 2023 SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors. A new poll by The…

Americans’ faith in banks low after failures: AP-NORC poll

By Paul Wiseman and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press March 22, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have high confidence in the nation’s banks and other financial institutions, a new poll finds. That’s down from the 22% who said they had high confidence in 2020. Following the collapse of…