U.S. Political Figures

Pew Research CenterJuly 16, 2018

Trump has successfully appointed more federal appeals court judges so far in his presidency than his two predecessors combined had at the same point in theirs. And with his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Trump soon could install his second justice on the nation’s highest court, too.

U.S. PoliticsJuly 11, 2018

When asked which president has done the best job in their lifetimes, more Americans name Barack Obama than any other president.

Pew Research CenterJune 20, 2018

Just 41% of Americans say they are very or somewhat confident that Trump will handle matters related to the special counsel investigation appropriately. Republicans and Democrats offer starkly different assessments.

U.S. PoliticsMarch 15, 2018

The public continues to express at least some confidence that Robert Mueller will conduct a fair investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election.

U.S. PoliticsMarch 15, 2018

Sizable shares of Americans say those with views different from their own about how Trump is handling his job also probably don’t share many other values.

Stories with Trump tweets more likely to have negative assessment of Trump/administration

Media & NewsOctober 18, 2017

News stories about the beginning of Trump administration’s presidency that included one of his tweets were more likely to have an overall negative assessment.

Three-in-ten U.S.-born Muslims say other Americans are friendly toward them

ReligionSeptember 26, 2017

While Muslims born in the United States and their immigrant counterparts share a pride in being American, U.S.-born Muslims are less likely than immigrants to feel comfortable with their place in broader American society.

In the House, lawmakers' ideology predicts how many Facebook followers they have

Pew Research CenterAugust 21, 2017

In both legislative chambers, members’ ideology is a strong predictor of the number of people who follow them on Facebook.

Pew Research CenterAugust 10, 2017

John Kelly is the first chief of staff in more than four decades to come from the upper ranks of the military, and unlike most of his predecessors he has no prior work experience in the White House or campaign politics.

More around the world now see U.S. power and influence as major threat

GlobalAugust 1, 2017

Across 30 nations, a median of 38% now say U.S. power and influence poses a major threat to their country, up 13 percentage points from 2013.

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