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July 6, 2017

Voters Split on Funding Sanctuary Cities, Favor ‘Kate’s Law’

The House passed legislation last week that cuts off some funding to cities that protect illegal immigrants and increases penalties for those who reenter the United States illegally after being deported. Voters strongly support the latter but are now closely divided regarding funds for sanctuary cities.

June 29, 2017

Most Voters Support Gay Marriage

Two years since being legalized nationwide, more than half of voters continue to support same-sex marriage.

June 29, 2017

Voters: Changes to Obamacare Coming Soon

Most voters continue to think President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans will make significant changes to Obamacare in the near future, but most also worry those changes will go too far.

June 28, 2017

Most Uphold Baker’s Right to Refuse Gay Wedding Cake

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a suburban Denver baker who was prosecuted for refusing for religious reasons to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. Most voters agree the baker has the right to say no.

June 27, 2017

Voters Support Barring Immigrants From Welfare for Five Years

President Trump said at a rally last week that immigrants "must be able to support themselves financially," and called for stricter enforcement of laws that prevent them from receiving welfare until they’ve been in the United States at least five years. Most voters are on board.

June 23, 2017

Voters Fear Worsening Syria Relationship Will Lead to Russia Conflict

In the wake of the United States’ downing of a Syrian warplane, voters believe this is just the beginning of a situation that will get worse and could result in direct military conflict with Russia.

June 22, 2017

Voters Want Tightly-Controlled Borders

Voters want to crack down on illegal immigration, and to many, that still means locking down the borders.

June 21, 2017

Voters Say It's Easier to Stay in U.S. Illegally Than Other Countries

Voters think it's easier to enter the United States illegally and stay here illegally than it is in most other countries around the globe.             

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June 16, 2017

Most Say Political Anger Triggered Congressional Shooter

Most Americans think politics is to blame for this week’s shooting attack on Republican members of Congress and aren’t writing it off as just random violence.

June 15, 2017

Voters Have Mixed Views on U.S. Coal Industry

President Donald Trump commended the opening last week of a new coal mine in Pennsylvania, but voters have mixed feelings on the industry.

June 8, 2017

39% Say Americans Talk About Race Too Much, 33% Not Enough

Blacks tend to think Americans need to talk more about racial issues. Whites and other minorities are more likely to say enough's enough.

June 7, 2017

Americans Have a Bleak Outlook for Race Relations

Confidence in race relations in America remains down, and there isn’t much hope for the future.

June 7, 2017

Americans Recognize Importance of Police

It’s been a rough few years to be a police officer, with high-profile police shootings and riots dominating the news. But despite the negative press, Americans still value  the police.

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June 6, 2017

52% Say Trump Travel Ban Anti-Terrorist, Not Anti-Muslim

Half of voters still favor President Trump’s temporary travel ban and see it as an anti-terrorist measure, not religious discrimination. Voters also think the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to uphold the ban.

June 6, 2017

Voters Aren't Willing to Pay to Fight Climate Change

President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris anti-global warming agreement last week in part because of his concern about its potential impact on the U.S. economy. Voters tend to agree the accord would have led to increased energy costs, and most remain unwilling to pay much, if anything, more to fight global warming.

June 2, 2017

More Say U.S. Should Do What Allies Want

President Trump just recently returned from his first foreign trip where he told our reticent allies in the Middle East and Europe that they need to do more for their own defense, but now an unprecedented number of voters believes the United States should listen to its allies instead.

May 25, 2017

Most Say ISIS Must Be Totally Destroyed To Stop Terror

The radical Islamic State group (ISIS) has proudly taken credit for the slaughter of innocents earlier this week at a concert in Manchester, England, and voters here strongly agree with President Trump that ISIS needs to be totally wiped out.

May 24, 2017

Voters Say U.S.-Israel Relations Better for Middle East Than Ties to Saudis

President Trump has visited both Saudi Arabia and Israel as part of his first foreign trip as President of the United States this week. But voters believe this country’s relationship with Israel is more important to stability in the Middle East than the relationship with Saudi Arabia is.

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May 23, 2017

Most Say Saudis Need to Do More to Fight Radical Islamic Terrorism

President Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia this week to reinvigorate the U.S.-Saudi alliance, but voters still think there’s a long way to go.

May 18, 2017

More Voters View Cyberattack As Act of War

In the wake of the international WannaCry cyberattack, voters say cyberattacks from other countries do greater economic damage than military attacks do and believe more strongly than ever that such attacks should be seen as an act of war.