Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
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While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.
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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.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
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The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
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From Social Security to national parks, a look at long-range trends in federal outlays relative to the U.S. economy
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