| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.10.2024 | The Economic Tug-of-War: Harris vs. Trump in a Divided America | As the 2024 election looms, the economy stands as a heavy anchor weighing down both candidates. Voters are restless, feeling the pinch of rising prices and stagnant wages. The air is thick with uncertainty. Polls reveal a nation split, with... |
| 23.10.2024 | National Politics | In battleground Georgia, poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election | Trump, the former president, sees himself as having an opportunity with Black voters, particularly men. But he and Harris have one thing in common: Each will have a difficult time persuading people to turn out who typically sit out election... |
| 21.10.2024 | National Politics | Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: poll | The poll found that 46% of voters prefer Harris on middle-class taxes, compared to 35% for Trump. Harris also has a slight advantage on the cost of housing. Voters are about evenly divided on whether Trump or Harris is better on prices for ... |
| 15.10.2024 | National Politics | Harris zeroes in on Black men, Trump focuses on women as both seek to fire up key voting blocs | The focus on Black men sharpened last week when former President Barack Obama campaigned for Harris in Pittsburgh and said he wanted to speak “some truths” to Black male voters, suggesting some ” just aren’t feeling the idea of having a wom... |
| 12.10.2024 | The Evolution of Advance Voting: A Political Battlefield | Advance voting has transformed from a quiet option to a contentious political issue. Once a simple way to cast a ballot, it now mirrors the polarization of American politics. As we approach the 2024 presidential election, understanding this... |
| 12.10.2024 | The Art of Polling: Navigating the Numbers Behind Public Opinion | Polling is like a mirror reflecting the public's mood. Yet, it’s not a perfect reflection. The world of polling is intricate, filled with techniques and challenges. Understanding how polls work is crucial, especially in a democracy where ev... |
| 12.10.2024 | National Politics | How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political | For most of that time, advance voting was a nonpartisan feature of elections, but a deep chasm formed between the parties on advance voting during and since the 2020 presidential election.
Voting before Election Day is much more common toda... |
| 12.10.2024 | National Politics | How a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it | Some pollsters use a different technique, where anyone who wants to participate in their panel can join it. But with that approach, there is less certainty that the group of people responding to any given poll — a “sample,” pollsters call i... |
| 11.10.2024 | The Pulse of Black Voters: Harris vs. Trump in 2024 | The 2024 presidential election is a battleground of ideas, identities, and aspirations. As the race heats up, Black voters emerge as a pivotal force. Their preferences reveal not just a choice between candidates, but a reflection of their h... |
| 11.10.2024 | National Politics | Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris’ backers are confronting the question head on | The clearest example is Obama who, while campaigning in Pittsburgh on Thursday night, stopped by a Harris campaign field office to “speak some truths,” especially for some Black male voters who aren’t enthusiastic about supporting the vice ... |
| 11.10.2024 | National Politics | Feeling stressed about the election? Here’s what some are doing and what they say you can do too | This year’s campaign has already witnessed unexpected twists and turns with President Joe Biden’s exit from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris’ quick ascendance among Democrats as well as assassination attempts targeting Republican p... |
| 08.10.2024 | National Politics | What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump | While Johnson felt that the stakes of the election were extremely high, she did not think it would have a large personal impact on her.
“Because I’ll still live my life. I’ll just have to roll with the punches,” she said.
Most Black voters ... |
| 27.09.2024 | Gender Politics in 2024: A New Landscape for Harris and Trump | The political landscape in 2024 is marked by a shifting perception of gender. A recent poll reveals that Americans are increasingly viewing gender as a hurdle for female candidates, particularly Vice President Kamala Harris. This contrasts ... |
| 26.09.2024 | National Politics | Americans are more likely to see Harris’ gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton: poll | Democratic women have also grown more likely to say being a woman could be a hurdle for a presidential candidate: About 4 in 10 Democratic women said Clinton’s gender would hurt her, and about half say that about Harris now. Republican men ... |
| 26.09.2024 | National Politics | Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting | Asked if Ukraine should give up territory, Trump said “we’ll see what happens” and “we need peace.”
Before announcing the meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump posted on social media a purported message from the Ukrainian leader asking to see him. ... |
| 24.09.2024 | National Politics | Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, new survey finds | Ping Hackl, a 27-year-old Chinese American independent in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is planning to vote for Harris, but not because of the Democratic candidate’s race or gender.
“I don’t really care. She can be anybody,” said Hackl.
Hackl says she w... |
| 20.09.2024 | National Politics | Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: poll | The aftermath of inflation’s spike in 2022 to a four-decade high has pervaded this year’s presidential contest. Shoppers are upset over their grocery bills. Higher interest rates are financially squeezing the buyers of homes and motor vehic... |
| 13.09.2024 | National Politics | Too much? Many Americans feel the need to limit their political news, poll finds | “I feel like I’m being gaslit. That’s the way to put it,” she said.Sometimes it feels like ‘a bombardment’
Caleb Pack, 23, a Republican from Ardmore, Oklahoma, who works in IT, tries to keep informed through the news feeds on his phone, whi... |
| 12.09.2024 | National Politics | Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds | Young women are already a constituency that has leaned Democratic — AP VoteCast data shows that 65% of female voters under 30 voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 — but they are sometimes less reliable when it comes to turnout.
Young women ... |
| 11.09.2024 | The Harris-Trump Debate: A Clash of Titans in Philadelphia | The air crackled with tension as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump faced off in a pivotal debate on September 10, 2024. This showdown, held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, was not just a contest of policies but a battle of... |
| 10.09.2024 | National Politics | Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement | Trump, while measured early on, grew more annoyed as the night went on. And one significant moment played out after the two candidates left the stage, when megastar Taylor Swift said she’ll vote for Harris.
Some takeaways on a historic deba... |
| 29.08.2024 | National Politics | Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work | In response, Trump has been trying to present himself as moderate on the issue, going as far as to declare himself as “very strong on women’s reproductive rights.”Related Articles
National Politics | ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate ... |
| 28.08.2024 | National Politics | Kamala Harris’ election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836 | Past vice presidents who ran
When Gore ran in 2000, his advantages were similar to those enjoyed by George H.W. Bush. The economy was strong, the country was at peace and the president, Bill Clinton, had high approval ratings despite his re... |
| 21.08.2024 | National Politics | Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, poll finds | Many key Democratic coalitions still don’t know much about Walz. About 4 in 10 women don’t know enough to have an opinion of him, and about 4 in 10 young adults under age 45 say the same. About half of Black adults and roughly 4 in 10 Hispa... |
| 19.08.2024 | National Politics | Trump will campaign across the country this week as he struggles to adjust to Harris | “If you have a policy debate for president, he wins,” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Donald Trump the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election.”
Trump is scheduled to appear on Monday i... |
| 15.08.2024 | National Politics | Democrats trust Harris slightly more than Biden on climate change, poll finds | “I feel hopeful that we’ll see some meaningful protections put back into place,” said Hash, who works in chemical manufacturing in Washington state. “I would like to see Democrats hopefully maintain power in the (executive branch) and then ... |
| 14.08.2024 | National Politics | Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, poll finds | Americans are about evenly divided between who they think is more capable of winning in November — Trump or Harris. In July, before Biden dropped out of the race, only about 2 in 10 Americans thought he was more capable of winning, while ab... |
| 13.08.2024 | The Battle of Moods: Harris vs. Trump in the 2024 Election | As the 2024 presidential election heats up, two distinct narratives emerge. On one side, Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, radiate positivity. On the other, Donald Trump and his allies paint a grim picture of America’s future. T... |
| 12.08.2024 | National Politics | Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? | Jason Miller, a senior adviser to the former president, said people don’t care about “vibe checks.”
“That’s not making gas or food or housing less expensive,” Miller said.
Walz promotes positivity
Still, just how hard Harris is betting on t... |
| 08.08.2024 | National Politics | Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat: poll | “Biden has tried to erase the student loans, and he’s been told by the courts that it’s unconstitutional to do that,” said Wagner, 85. “He’s weaponized the FBI to get at his political opponents.”
The poll findings suggest that many Democrat... |
| 05.08.2024 | National Politics | Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris’ blitz is her VP choice | Harris was zeroing in on three running mate contenders, whom she interviewed Sunday in Washington. They were Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a person familiar with the proces... |
| 03.08.2024 | Bridging the Digital Divide: The Role of Decentralized Infrastructure in AI and Misinformation | In the digital age, two critical challenges loom large: the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) resources and the rampant spread of misinformation. Both issues are intertwined, reflecting a landscape where access to technology a... |
| 01.08.2024 | National Politics | What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris | Americans are more likely to have a positive view of Kelly than a negative view. About 3 in 10 U.S. adults have a very or somewhat favorable view of Kelly, while about 2 in 10 have a negative view. Drawing more good feelings than bad is a r... |
| 31.07.2024 | National Politics | About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: poll | “I really want to go out and maybe knock on doors, which I would’ve never done,” said Hines, 68. “It’s jazzed me up quite a bit.”
Americans are also more likely to say that Harris would make a good president than they were earlier in July, ... |
| 30.07.2024 | Africa: Verifying Facts in the Age of AI - Librarians Offer 5 Strategies | The phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader's ability to determine if a news source or article is truthful or reliable. For instance, earlier this year, people wer... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Shifting Sands of American Politics: A New Era Begins**
** | ** The political landscape in the United States is shifting. The recent decisions by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signal a pivotal moment in the 2024 presidential race. With Biden stepping aside, the stage is set for... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Political Tightrope: Biden's Struggles and Trump's Momentum**
** | ** In the world of politics, the stakes are always high. The 2024 presidential race is no exception. President Joe Biden finds himself in a precarious position, while former President Donald Trump rides a wave of enthusiasm from his support... |
| 22.07.2024 | National Politics | Takeaways from a day that fundamentally changed the presidential race | Two big names — former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama — notably withheld endorsements. But with less than two months before early voting begins in the presidential election, Democrats may be deciding they don’t... |
| 21.07.2024 | National Politics | President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race. VP Harris gets his nod | “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,” she said.
Biden’s decision to bow out came after escalating pressure from his Democratic a... |
| 19.07.2024 | National Politics | Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week | “Together, as a party and as a country, we can and will defeat him at the ballot box,” Biden said. “The stakes are high, and the choice is clear. Together, we will win.”
Earlier in the day, his campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillion, acknowle... |
| 18.07.2024 | National Politics | Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race | Biden has insisted he’s not backing down, adamant that he’s the candidate who beat Trump before and will do so again. Pressed about reports that Biden might be softening to the idea of leaving the race, his deputy campaign manager Quentin F... |
| 17.07.2024 | Almost two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to step aside, poll finds | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
A whopping 65% of Democrats believe President Biden should withdraw from the 2024 presidential race and let the party pick a different nominee, according to an AP-Nor... |
| 17.07.2024 | National Politics | Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new poll finds | “I do have genuine concerns about his ability to hold the office,” said Democrat Andrew Holcomb, 27, of Denver. “I think he’s frankly just too old for the job.”
Janie Stapleton, a 50-year-old lifelong Democrat from Walls, Mississippi, held ... |
| 17.07.2024 | National Politics | Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw: Democrats aim to nominate before convention | It was Pelosi who revived questions about Biden post-debate, when she said recently that “it’s up to the president” to decide what to do — even though Biden had fully stated he had no intention of stepping aside. The former House speaker pu... |
| 11.07.2024 | National Politics | Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he’s not popular with either group, poll analysis shows | About half of Hispanic adults view Trump negatively
Trump has said on the campaign trail that he has “great support” from Hispanic communities. But the AP analysis found that about half of Hispanic adults have an unfavorable view of Trump. ... |
| 09.07.2024 | National Politics | Biden says he won’t step aside. But if he does, here’s why Harris is the favorite to replace him | “Harris makes the most sense to carry on the Biden legacy,” said Andrew Feldman, a Democratic strategist who works closely with various state parties and stressed that the question was purely hypothetical since Biden insists he won’t bow ou... |
| 09.07.2024 | National Politics | Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, poll finds | “There’s so many reasons as to why someone may want or need an abortion that it has to be up to that person of what they have to do in that specific circumstance,” Wheeler said, acknowledging that some fellow Republicans might disagree.
Lik... |
| 08.07.2024 | National Politics | Americans are split over whether Trump should face prison in the hush money case, poll finds | “I thought it was all a sham to begin with,” said Dolores Mejia, a 74-year-old Republican in Peoria, Arizona, who has been closely following the trial. “I wasn’t surprised he got convicted because the court was in New York, a very blue stat... |
| 28.06.2024 | Trump’s debate references to ‘Black jobs’ and ‘Hispanic jobs’ stir Democratic anger | Yet Trump and his allies hope believe that such rhetoric may hold greater appeal with Black and Hispanic communities this year dissatisfied with Biden’s performance in office.
The phrase “Black jobs” was widely condemned by Democrats and Bl... |
| 27.06.2024 | National Politics | 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: poll | “The court’s decision-making is so polluted,” said Weddell, a political independent who plans to vote for Trump in November. “No matter what they say on President Trump’s immunity, this will be politically motivated.”
Confidence in the Supr... |
| 26.06.2024 | National Politics | Most Americans plan to watch Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, AP-NORC poll finds | Nic Greene, a libertarian who is a registered independent, said he’ll likely vote for Trump as the “least worst candidate.” He doesn’t think debates do much to help voters make decisions, but he’s expecting to be entertained and plans to li... |
| 24.06.2024 | National Politics | In one affluent Atlanta suburb, Biden and Trump work to win over wary Georgia voters | Like other Atlanta suburbs, the 120,000-resident county has been angling left. Democrats haven’t yet deposed Fayette’s Republican majority, but they got close in December 2022, when Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock won 49.5% of Fayette’... |
| 12.06.2024 | National Politics | About half of US adults approve of Trump’s conviction, but views of him remain stable: AP-NORC poll | But she also has concerns about Biden, especially his age and leadership on the economy and the war in Israel. Biden is 81, while Trump turns 78 on Friday.
“I’m not sure who I’m voting for,” Hauser said. “That’s the sad part.”
Overall, U.S.... |
| 11.06.2024 | National Politics | Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA | Biden’s campaign says gun control could be a motivating issue for suburban college-educated women who may be decisive in several key battlegrounds this fall. The Democratic campaign and its allies have already circulated clips of Trump, a R... |
| 11.06.2024 | National Politics | Americans are split on Biden’s student loan work, even those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds | Asher Marshall was rooting for Biden’s first cancellation plan. It would have chipped away at his $52,000 in student loans. But in hindsight, Marshall says it’s clear Biden made a promise he couldn’t deliver without going through Congress.
... |
| 11.06.2024 | Most Americans Prefer Buying EVs Manufactured in the US, Survey Finds | By Jace Dela Cruz
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| 06.06.2024 | NY's congestion pricing fail isn't just about the Big Apple | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) 11th-hour decision to slam the brakes on congestion pricing in Manhattan is a national climate story.
Why it matters: Policies that explicitly impose costs on consumer... |
| 05.06.2024 | National Politics | Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds? | A CHALLENGE FOR BIDEN AMONG DEMOCRATS AND LATINOS
The border has been a top issue for voters throughout the presidential campaign so far.
According to Gallup’s monthly data, Americans named immigration as the top issue facing the country in... |
| 29.05.2024 | National Politics | Biden, Harris to launch Black voter outreach effort amid signs of diminished support | The economy has been a particular thorn in Biden’s side since 2022, when inflation hit a 40-year high. But there have also been signs of discontent in the Black community more recently over Biden’s handling of the seven-month Israel-Hamas w... |
| 06.05.2024 | National Politics | Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day | Wars, trials, the independent candidacy of Robert Kennedy Jr. and deep divisions across America have injected extraordinary uncertainty into a race for the White House in which either man would be the oldest president ever sworn in on Inaug... |
| 01.05.2024 | National Politics | News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds | Years of suspicion about journalists, much of it sown by politicians, is partly responsible, he said. People are also less familiar with how journalism works. The poll found about half of respondents say they have at least a moderate amount... |
| 19.04.2024 | Many voters unfamiliar with Biden climate law, despite economic benefits: polling | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A pair of things crossed my screen that together show the growing economic effect of low-carbon tech — and the tricky domestic politics of energy transition.
Why it matters: The economic weight of low... |
| 18.04.2024 | National Politics | Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds | By ALEXA ST. JOHN and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press)
Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change.
A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short... |
| 18.04.2024 | National Politics | Trump presses Republicans for kickbacks when using his likeness | Nancy Cook | Bloomberg News (TNS)
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign wants other Republicans to pay up, if they use the former president’s name, image or likeness in any fundraising solicitations, according to a new campaign ... |
| 17.04.2024 | Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in US more likely to believe in climate change: AP-NORC poll | By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press)
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change, according to a new... |
| 16.04.2024 | Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, poll shows | By Thomas Beaumont and Amelia Thomson-Dexeaux, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Cente... |
| 15.04.2024 | National Politics | Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern | By JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own fina... |
| 12.04.2024 | National Politics | Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows | By SEUNG MIN KIM and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other — people don’t think either man has m... |
| 09.04.2024 | Behind the Curtain: America's reality distortion machine | Here's a wild thought experiment: What if we've been deceived into thinking we're more divided, more dysfunctional and more defeated than we actually are?
Why it matters: Well, there's compelling evidence we've been trapped in a reality dis... |
| 05.04.2024 | National Politics | Americans think a president’s power should be checked, poll finds — unless their side wins | By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he’d like to see the U.S. government “go back to its original design” — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 24... |
| 03.04.2024 | Immigration vs. abortion: Biden and Trump battle for home turf | President Biden and former President Trump are painting increasingly dystopian portraits of their rival's second term, sounding the alarm over two issues — abortion and immigration — they each want to define the election.
Why it matters: Bo... |
| 03.04.2024 | National Politics | Yes, we’re divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values | By GARY FIELDS and AMELIA THOMSON DEVEAUX (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country’s deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll.
The pol... |
| 01.04.2024 | National Politics | Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base | By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afg... |
| 29.03.2024 | National Politics | Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds | By REBECCA SANTANA and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern ... |
| 29.03.2024 | Distrust of immigrants grows as GOP hammers crime narrative: poll | Increasing numbers of Americans are concerned that immigrants to the U.S. will commit crimes, new polling shows.
Why it matters: The findings point to how increasingly harsh political discourse around immigration, particularly from the GOP,... |
| 27.03.2024 | National Politics | Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away | By CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves ... |
| 21.03.2024 | National Politics | Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in the US think abortion should be legal, an AP-NORC poll finds | By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islande... |
| 20.03.2024 | National Politics | Biden tells Latino voters they’re the reason he defeated Trump in 2020 and says, ‘I need you back’ | By SEUNG MIN KIM (Associated Press)
PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday personally appealed to Latino voters, saying they’re the reason he defeated Donald Trump in 2020 and urging them to help him do it again in November.
“I need ... |
| 18.03.2024 | National Politics | Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president? | By JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press)
The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous na... |
| 13.03.2024 | "My livelihood at stake": TikTokers revolt against potential ban | TikTokers are going offline to protest a bill advancing through Congress that could lead to the popular video app's demise.
Why it matters: After the platform's unusual call urging users to contact their representatives, creators have been ... |
| 12.03.2024 | National Politics | President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination | By ZEKE MILLER (AP White House Correspondent)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, clinched a second straight Democratic nominati... |
| 07.03.2024 | Biden speech again seeks credit on drug prices | President Biden will use Thursday night's State of the Union address to again claim credit for lowering Americans' drug costs — something the public just isn't willing to concede.
Why it matters: While policies around cheaper medicines poll... |
| 06.03.2024 | Political deepfakes are spreading like wildfire thanks to GenAI | This year, billions of people will vote in elections around the world. We will see — and have seen — high-stakes races in more than 50 countries, from Russia and Taiwan to India and El Salvador.
Demagogic candidates — and looming geopolitic... |
| 27.02.2024 | National Politics | At conservative gala, Trump remarks show challenges in GOP Black voter outreach | By MATT BROWN (Associated Press)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a p... |
| 02.02.2024 | National Politics | AP-NORC poll finds an uptick in positive ratings of the US economy, but it’s not boosting Biden | By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stocks are near record highs. Growth was surprisingly strong last year. And once-hot inflation has begun to cool. But so far, U.S. adults are feeling only slightly better a... |
| 02.02.2024 | Half of U.S. adults believe Israel has "gone too far" in Gaza war: poll | An increasing proportion of U.S. adults believe that Israel's military response in Gaza has "gone too far," according to a new AP/Norc poll published Friday.
Why it matters: The findings underscore how divided Americans are over t... |
| 02.02.2024 | Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows | By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of U.S. adults say Israel’s 15-week-old military campaign in Gaza has “gone too far,” a finding driven mainly by growing disapproval among Republicans and poli... |
| 23.01.2024 | National Politics | Trump rides to New Hampshire victory on the strength of support from the GOP base, AP VoteCast shows | By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump had rock-solid support from the party faithful in his primary victory Tuesday, with even most backers of rival Nikki Haley acknowledging the ... |
| 19.09.2023 | Gavin Newsom says Kamala Harris is 'absolutely' the best running mate for Biden, calling the Democratic ticket a 'master class in terms of performance' | Vice President Kamala Harris, left, stands onstage with California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the conclusion of an event at the IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in San Leandro, Calif., on September 8, 2021. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
R... |
| 16.08.2023 | 53% of Americans approve DOJ prosecuting Trump over Jan. 6: poll | Data: AP National Opinion Research Center; Chart: Axios Visuals
About 53% of Americans approve of the Justice Department's decision to indict former President Trump over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a new AP/N... |
| 20.07.2023 | Senate Judiciary Committee advances Supreme Court ethics bill amid scrutiny of justices' ties to GOP donors | Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code, with Democrats following through on their pledge for legislative action after a series of reports abo... |
| 12.07.2023 | Most Americans support abortion access one year after Roe v. Wade: poll | Data: AP/NORC poll; Table: Axios Visuals
The majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to an AP-NORC poll released Wednesday.
Why it matters: A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade... |
| 02.07.2023 | The Supreme Court falls to Earth | The Supreme Court is falling off the pedestal it built for itself, down into the muck of normal politics.
Why it matters: That's increasingly how the public sees it. That's how the rest of the political system treats it. And it's getting ha... |
| 29.06.2023 | Biden makes peace with "Bidenomics" | President Biden has finally stopped worrying and learned to love "Bidenomics," less than two weeks after joking to an audience of union workers: "I don't know what the hell that is."
Why it matters: Biden's embrace of a ... |
| 28.06.2023 | Biden touts economic record in Chicago speech, hoping to convince skeptical public | President Biden made his pitch Wednesday to a skeptical public that the U.S. economy is thriving under what he now touts as "Bidenomics" — even as a new poll showed that could be a hard sell as the foundation for his 2024 reelecti... |
| 21.06.2023 | US Supreme Court justice faces questions over donor-financed trip | The news outlet ProPublica has alleged that United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose a private flight to Alaska, financed by a businessman whose interests have come before the court.
The revelations have renewed a... |
| 31.05.2023 | Poll: Most Americans Oppose Banning Use Of Race In College Admissions | A new poll shows that most adults believe that the Supreme Court should not prohibit colleges from ... [+] being able to consider race or ethnicity as one factor in their admission decisionsgetty |
| 15.04.2023 | Luxury Beliefs And Energy Policy: The Fatal Conceit | Thorstein Veblen’s “leisure class” |
| 24.03.2023 | High anxiety: More than a third of U.S. adults are stressed out over money, poll shows | More than a third of U.S. adults say the fragile state of the economy is stressing them out, with the impact of high inflation a particular concern, a new poll shows.
About half of U.S. adults in households earning less than $60,000 annuall... |
| 10.02.2023 | CVS’s acquisition of Oak Street doesn’t address health care’s woes | CVS Health’s acquisition of Oak Street Health, a Medicare-focused primary care provider, for $10.6 billion is just the latest in a string of primary care clinic buyouts by other retailers and insurance companies. Amazon, Walgreens Boots All... |
