Defense & National Security

There is a wide partisan split on the fairness of the House committee’s probe.

Veterans and non-veterans in the United States largely align when it comes to the decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan.

Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.

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.

54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong.

Jewish Americans – much like the U.S. public overall – hold widely differing views on Israel and its political leadership.

Here are key facts about those who have served in the U.S. military and how the veteran population is changing.

Apart from its political makeup, the new Congress differs from prior ones in other ways, including its demographics.

“Saddened, hurt, disgusted,” one woman in her 50s said. “Never thought I would see anything like this in my life.”

A median of about seven-in-ten people in 14 countries expressed unfavorable views of Iran, while only about two-in-ten hold a favorable view.