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AP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump's conviction, but views of him remain stable

Jun. 12, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump's recent felony conviction, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows some potential vulnerabilities, along with some signs of resilience in his support, as Trump tries...

About half of US adults approve of Donald Trump's felony conviction, an AP-NORC poll finds

Jun. 12, 2024 11:01 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of US adults approve of Donald Trump's felony conviction, an AP-NORC poll finds.

Biden's student loan work gets tepid reviews — even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds

Jun. 11, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigns for reelection, President Joe Biden frequently touts his work on student debt, pointing to the millions of people who received cancellation under his watch. Yet relatively few Americans say they're fans of his work on the issue, even among those who have student...

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds

Jun. 11, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

People in 34 countries around the world have more confidence in President Joe Biden than his challenger in November's election, former President Donald Trump, even as there is increased skepticism that United States democracy provides a good model for the rest of the world to follow, according to a...

Complex coalition talks loom in Belgium after Flemish nationalist parties win federal election

Jun. 10, 2024 04:32 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Flemish nationalist parties dominated general elections in Belgium on Sunday as Prime minister Alexander De Croo’s liberal party took a hit, with difficult coalition talks to form a new government now looming. Despite polls predicting that the far-right,...

Polls are now open in 20 EU countries for elections to the European Parliament, with overall results expected on Monday

Jun. 09, 2024 02:05 AM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — Polls are now open in 20 EU countries for elections to the European Parliament, with overall results expected on Monday.

Polls open in the Netherlands, starting key voting period for the EU Parliament, with the far-right tipped to make gains

Jun. 06, 2024 01:33 AM EDT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Polls open in the Netherlands, starting key voting period for the EU Parliament, with the far-right tipped to make gains.

Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

Jun. 04, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an...

Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces

Jun. 04, 2024 05:25 AM EDT

BEERSEL, Belgium (AP) — The far-right Flemish Interest party had set up the demonstration in the picture-pretty rolling fields south of Brussels, ahead of the four-day European Union election starting Thursday. The goal was clear: Decrying how farmers would lose fertile land to what they see as...

Elections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls

May. 30, 2024 22:38 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Youth leader Rareș Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five years ago for the European Union elections in his Romanian hometown of Brăila. The problem was that he was 16 years old at the time and not eligible to cast a ballot. Once his...