A look back at Americans’ reactions to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.
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A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.
Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
Americans are closely divided over whether people convicted of crimes spend too much, too little or about the right amount of time in prison.
If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree.
A 46% plurality of U.S. adults say the president did something wrong regarding Ukraine and it was enough to justify his removal from office.
Cooperating in a time of a crisis has taken on urgency as government leaders urge Americans to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As the race for the nomination heats up, supporters of the major Democratic candidates stand apart from one another in notable ways.
Partisans have different levels of confidence when it comes to the type of personnel who hold government jobs – presidential appointees or career employees.
While partisans agree that political leaders should be honest and ethical, they differ over whether particular leaders display these traits.
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