Author: Hannah Fingerhut
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Trump notches commanding win in the Iowa caucuses, as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
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DES MOINES, Iowa • Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15 with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that sent a resounding message that the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination is his to lose. Trump was on track to set a record for a contested Iowa Republican…
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Poll: Biden 2024? Most Democrats say no thank you
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WASHINGTON • A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek reelection in 2024. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that shows just 37% of Democrats say they want him to seek a…
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Poll: Biden’s approval rating remains low
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WASHINGTON • Fresh off his party’s better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 43% of U.S. adults say they approve of the way Biden is handling his…
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Poll: Americans warier of U.S. government surveillance
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WASHINGTON • As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and only about a third believe that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth fighting, according to a new poll. More Americans also regard the threat from domestic…
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Poll: 64% disapprove of Trump’s climate change views
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gets some of his worst marks from the American people when it comes to his handling of climate change, and majorities believe the planet is warming and support government actions that he has sometimes scoffed at. While the administration has rolled back regulations to cut emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from power…
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AP-NORC Poll: Most at least partly confident in Russia probe
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WASHINGTON — As the special counsel investigation into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign winds down, a new poll finds that most Americans are at least moderately confident that Robert Mueller’s probe has been fair and impartial. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that most Americans have some concern that…