Latest Public opinion News
7 candidates have qualified for the second Republican presidential debate. Here's who missed the cut
The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first. Seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night's debate at Ronald Reagan's presidential library in California, the Republican National Committee said, confirming that former Arkansas Gov. Asa...
After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows
Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, as daily high temperatures soared to 110 degrees or hotter and kept it up for a record-shattering 31 consecutive days. “It's always been really hot here, but nothing like...
On the campaign trail, New Zealand leader Chris Hipkins faces an uphill battle wooing voters
NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was on the campaign trail Monday visiting an art gallery when his guide asked him what he pictured when he looked up at a towering wooden sculpture. “I was actually just contemplating that,” Hipkins...
3rd Republican presidential debate is set for Nov. 8 in Miami, with the strictest qualifications yet
The third Republican presidential debate will be held in Miami on Nov. 8, a day after several states hold off-year elections, and candidates will be facing the most stringent requirements yet to take part. Participating candidates must secure 4% of the vote in multiple polls and...
Most Americans view Israel as a partner, but fewer see it as sharing US values, AP-NORC poll shows
NEW YORK (AP) — As President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Wednesday, a poll finds that while Americans generally view Israel as a partner or ally, many question whether his far-right government shares American values. The poll results...
Poll workers in Mississippi's largest county say they haven't been paid a month after elections
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Poll workers in Mississippi's most populous county say they still haven't been paid more than a month after the state's primary elections. In public comments to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors Monday, poll manager Sheila Davis said election workers...
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he'll seek closer ties with the EU if he wins the next election
LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Keir Starmer says he will seek a closer relationship with the European Union, but won’t reverse Brexit, if his Labour Party wins a national election that’s due by the end of next year. Opinion polls put the left-of-center party as much as...
Americans sharply divided over whether Biden acted wrongly in son's businesses, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of Americans say they have little or no confidence that the Justice Department is handling its investigation into Hunter Biden in a fair and nonpartisan way, and 1 in 3 are highly concerned about whether President Joe Biden may have committed wrongdoing related to his...
Scholz calls for a broad pact to slash bureaucracy and modernize Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Germany's opposition and regional governments on Wednesday to help slash a “thicket of bureaucracy” that slows down Europe's biggest economy, as his government grapples with poor poll ratings and a reputation for internal strife half way through its...
A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. But as Chile marks the 50th anniversary next Monday of the coup that brought Pinochet to power for almost...
