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March 14, 2018

Parkland, Florida: One Month Later

Students across the country are planning  to participate in the National School Walkout for 17 minutes today to protest gun violence and honor the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida one month ago today.

March 13, 2018

Voters Not Overly Hopeful About Trump/North Korea Summit

President Trump has agreed to meet soon with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the first time a U.S. president has ever met with the leader of the rogue communist regime.

March 9, 2018

U.S. vs. California: Voters Cool to Sanctuary States

Voters aren’t enthusiastic about living in a so-called sanctuary state and tend to favor the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to sue California for protecting illegal immigrants from federal authorities.

March 7, 2018

Most See Russia Nuclear Attack As Unlikely

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Russia has developed a nuclear weapon capable of beating U.S. and NATO missile defenses. Voters here aren’t particularly worried about a Russian nuclear attack, but they are more concerned these days about souring U.S.-Russia relations.

March 7, 2018

Voters Favor Prosecuting Mayor Who Warned Illegals About ICE Raid

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf recently warned illegal immigrants in her city of a pending crackdown by federal immigration authorities, and federal officials now say that a number of violent criminal aliens escaped capture and deportation as a result.

March 1, 2018

49% View NRA Favorably

In the aftermath of the most recent school shooting in Florida, fewer voters have a positive view of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

March 1, 2018

Voters Break Along Party Lines Over New Sanctions on North Korea

President Trump has imposed extensive new economic sanctions on North Korea to discourage that country's development of nuclear weapons. But voters are closely divided over the president's action, with politics as usual coloring the responses.

February 28, 2018

Voters Stop Short of Pulling Immigration Agents from California

President Trump has threatened to pull border control enforcement agencies out of California because of the state’s refusal to enforce most illegal immigration laws, but voters aren’t sure that’s the best approach.

February 28, 2018

Most Adults With School-Aged Kids Support Arming Teachers

A proposal has been made to give bonuses to teachers who are specially trained to have guns in schools. Americans in general are torn about whether that’s a good idea, but a majority of adults with school-aged children like it.

February 28, 2018

Fewer Voters See War on Police Today

While police officers continue to fall in the line of duty around the country, fewer voters now think there is a war on police.

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February 27, 2018

Americans Blame Government More Than Guns for Florida Massacre

Most Americans think government error is more responsible than a lack of gun control for the Valentine’s Day massacre at a Florida high school.

February 26, 2018

Gun Owners Say They Feel Safer

Amid renewed calls for stricter gun control following the Florida school shooting, most Americans who have guns at home say it makes them feel safer.

February 22, 2018

Americans Aren’t Convinced Stricter Gun Control Laws Will Decrease Violent Crime

In the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, officials and activists are calling for tighter gun control laws.

February 19, 2018

Americans Now More Supportive of Further Gun Control, Feel Schools Less Safe

Following last week's school shooting in Florida, Americans rate more gun control on the same level with treatment of the mentally ill as the best way to stop incidents of this kind...

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February 16, 2018

46% Say 'Yes' to Fracking, But Want Oil to Stay Here

A rise in U.S. shale production over the last several years has created a surplus of oil that is now in high demand from countries overseas.

February 16, 2018

Half of Americans Like Trump's Alternative to Food Stamps

President Trump has proposed shifting at least half of a food stamp recipient's monthly benefit from a monetary payment to a box of healthy, homegrown food. Nearly half of Americans believe it’s too easy to get food stamps and are open to this new plan.

February 12, 2018

35% Say #MeToo Movement Has Gone Too Far

The #MeToo movement is sweeping the nation, but a sizable number of Americans think it has gone too far.

February 7, 2018

Voters Now More Confident U.S. Is Winning War Against ISIS

The United States is expected to begin pulling troops out of Iraq after the government there declared victory over the Islamic State Group (ISIS), and more voters now agree that  America  and its allies have won that war.

February 6, 2018

54% Support Harsher Penalties For Police Attacks

Several states are considering a law that would make an attack on law enforcement officers a hate crime, and most voters continue to support a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” law.

February 5, 2018

Most Want Citizenship for Dreamers – And A Wall

Most voters favor the immigration reform plan detailed by President Trump in his State of the Union speech and think it’s likely to finally produce a secure southern border.