AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: US trust in COVID-19 information down

By Seth Borenstein and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press October 22, 2020 Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts. The poll finds that the percentage…

AP-NORC poll: Majority disapprove of coronavirus protests

By Randall Chase and Emily Swanson May 11, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans disapprove of protests against restrictions aimed at preventing the spread the coronavirus, according to a new poll that also finds the still-expansive support for such limits — including restaurant closures and stay-at-home orders — has dipped in recent weeks. The…

AP-NORC poll: Most losing jobs to virus think they’ll return

By Josh Boak and Emily Swanson | The Associated Press April 24, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — One out of every four American adults say someone in their household has lost a job to the coronavirus pandemic, but the vast majority expect those former jobs will return once the crisis passes, according to a new poll…

AP-NORC poll: Trump faces deep pessimism as election nears

By Julie Pace and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press September 17, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than seven weeks before Election Day, most Americans are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country and skeptical of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 7 in 10 Americans think the nation is on the…

Poll: Virginians about evenly divided on Confederate statues

By Matthew Barakat and Ben Finley | The Associated Press September 29, 2020 FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — In a state where Confederate monuments have stood for more than a century and have recently become a flashpoint in the national debate over racial injustice, Virginians remain about evenly divided on whether the statues should stay or…