Apr 18 Poll: 47 percent of voters won’t back candidate who supports impeaching Trump By Rachel Wellford The survey was released Wednesday, as Trump faced mounting legal challenges from both Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and a separate probe by federal prosecutors into his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen. Continue reading
Apr 17 FBI support is eroding, but most Americans still back bureau, poll says By Laura Santhanam Recent polling data shows that support for the FBI and Robert Mueller is eroding amid a deepening investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia before the 2016 presidential election, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour,… Continue reading
Jan 18 Trump is doing more to divide the country than unite it, poll says By Laura Santhanam One year under the leadership of President Donald Trump, most Americans disapprove of the job he's doing, see his presidency as a failure and think his policies are primarily designed to boost wealthy individuals. Continue reading
Jan 17 Poll: Most Americans want Robert Mueller to complete his Russia probe By Laura Santhanam One year into the Trump administration, just 19 percent of Americans say they have “a great amount” of confidence in the presidency, and 8 percent have high confidence in Congress, according to a new poll from the PBS Newshour, NPR… Continue reading
Jan 12 Poll: Most Americans don’t want Oprah to run for president By Laura Santhanam But if Winfrey were to run against President Donald Trump, half of registered voters would support her, the new PBS NewsHour-NPR-Marist poll shows. Continue reading
Nov 21 Poll: A third of women say they’ve been sexually harassed or abused at work By Laura Santhanam A third of American women say they’ve been sexually harassed or abused in the workplace, according to a new poll, highlighting an issue roiling the political, media and entertainment industries. Continue reading
Oct 05 Poll: Most Americans disapprove of how Congress has handled health care By Laura Santhanam More Americans are dissatisfied with Congress after a summer of political haggling led by Senate and House Republicans failed to produce enough votes to dismantle Obamacare, according to a new poll from PBS NewsHour and Marist. Continue reading
Oct 04 Twitter chat: Americans are pessimistic about the opioid crisis. What does that mean for a solution? By Lora Strum The PBS NewsHour will host a Twitter chat on the opioid crisis at 1 p.m. ET Oct. 5. Continue reading
Oct 03 Poll: Most Americans don’t think Trump can lead during global crisis By Laura Santhanam Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents said they have an unfavorable impression of him, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour and Marist Poll. Continue reading
Oct 03 Poll: Most Americans think Trump hasn’t done enough to fix opioid crisis By Laura Santhanam Only 2 percent of adults nationwide said the country’s opioid problem improved over the last year. Continue reading