More than eight-in-ten favor background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows.

On illegal immigration, about four-in-ten give equal priority to better border security and creating a path to citizenship.

Three quarters say it is very important that public libraries offer free access to computers and the internet.

Two years after Arab Spring protests exploded in Egypt, few Americans say leadership changes in Middle East will be good for the U.S.

John Kerry, the secretary of state nominee, gets mixed ratings from the public, with 39% offering a favorable view and 36% an unfavorable one.

Republicans were 21 percentage points more likely than Democrats last fall to very closely follow news about the investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Just 44% of those under 30 know that the Roe v. Wade ruling dealt with abortion, compared with 62% of all adults.

With a 74 point partisan gap, Barack Obama starts his second term with a lower approval rating than other presidents – except for George W. Bush.

About eight-in-ten blacks said in a 2009 poll that more changes were needed in the country to give them equal rights with whites.