• Supreme Court strikes down New York law restricting guns outside the home, with implications for other states

    Supreme Court strikes down New York law restricting guns outside the home, with implications for other states

    Jun 23, 2022 03:01 PM EDT

    ... opinion. About half of voters in the 2020 presidential election said gun laws in the U.S. should be made more strict, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the electorate. An additional third said laws should be kept as they are, while only about 1 in 10 said ...

  • Beijing loyalist John Lee becomes Hong Kong's next leader in uncontested election

    Beijing loyalist John Lee becomes Hong Kong's next leader in uncontested election

    May 08, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

    HONG KONG (AP) — John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was elected as the city’s next leader on Sunday in a vote cast by a largely pro-Beijing committee. Lee was the only candidate and won with over ...

  • WATCH: Biden says overturning Roe would be a 'radical,' 'fundamental shift' for the country

    WATCH: Biden says overturning Roe would be a 'radical,' 'fundamental shift' for the country

    May 03, 2022 07:46 PM EDT

    ... said her proposal with Collins to legislate abortion rights should be reinvigorated. Polling shows relatively few Americans want to see Roe overturned. In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69% of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is; just 29 ...

  • What's next for abortion rights after Supreme Court leak?

    What's next for abortion rights after Supreme Court leak?

    May 03, 2022 07:08 PM EDT

    Only a minority of Americans want to overturn Roe vs. Wade. In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69 percent of those surveyed wanted the Supreme Court to leave the decision intact. A more recent poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, released last June, said ...

  • Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts orders investigation into 'egregious' leak of draft abortion opinion

    Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts orders investigation into 'egregious' leak of draft abortion opinion

    May 03, 2022 03:50 PM EDT

    ... see protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government. Other polling shows relatively few Americans want to see Roe overturned. In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69 percent of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is; just ...

  • Report: Draft opinion suggests Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade

    Report: Draft opinion suggests Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade

    May 03, 2022 02:18 AM EDT

    ... see protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government. Other polling shows relatively few Americans want to see Roe overturned. In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69 percent of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is; just ...

  • Biden’s vow of Black justice a nod to his most loyal voters

    Biden’s vow of Black justice a nod to his most loyal voters

    Jan 28, 2022 05:06 PM EDT

    ... Black men are not quite as Democratic as Black women, they still overwhelmingly back the party — 87% voted for Biden in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. Still, Shropshire warned, a Supreme Court appointment is only one step in ensuring Black voters are motivated in 2022 and beyond. “For Black folks ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on how American democracy fared in 2021, and their hopes for 2022

    Brooks and Capehart on how American democracy fared in 2021, and their hopes for 2022

    Dec 31, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

    ... of elections into partisan -- partisan bodies, where the state legislature can get involved if the state legislature doesn't like the electoral result or the vote cast by the people. So, the fact that we have that that's happening around the country is what gives me pause. And the ...

  • Divided Democrats call for new strategies after loss in Virginia

    Divided Democrats call for new strategies after loss in Virginia

    Nov 03, 2021 07:52 PM EDT

    ... would have helped in both of these states." Three-quarters of voters said drawn-out negotiations in Washington over Biden's governing agenda were an important factor in their vote. Those voters were more likely to back Youngkin, according to preliminary results from AP VoteCast, a survey of Virginia voters.

  • Close races for governor unfolding in Virginia, New Jersey

    Close races for governor unfolding in Virginia, New Jersey

    Nov 03, 2021 01:40 PM EDT

    ... But she was also motivated by Youngkin's ties to Trump. "Anyone endorsed by President Trump is not someone I want representing me," Ogren said. VoteCast found that Virginia voters saw the economy as the race's top issue, followed by the coronavirus pandemic and schools. The significance many voters ...