Jury selection is underway in the federal trial of Dylann Roof who stands accused of the shooting deaths of a pastor and eight parishioners in a black Charleston, South Carolina church last year. Most Americans believe Roof deserves the death penalty if found guilty.
Most voters expect big things from President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Congress right from the start but aren’t quite as optimistic as when Barack Obama and Democrats took full charge in 2009.
Still struggling to explain Donald Trump's surprise victory, Hillary Clinton and many of her supporters first blamed FBI Director James Comey. In recent days, some have turned to what they are calling "fake news" on social media sites, insisting that the deliberate spread of false information may have been a deciding factor.
Confidence in U.S. race relations hit an all-time low earlier this year, but Americans think they’re even worse in politics and government. However, most don’t think Americans are inherently racist.
Most Democrats welcome a presidential vote recount in three key states; most Republicans and unaffiliated voters do not. But the majority of voters in all three groups think a recount is unlikely to reverse Donald Trump’s victory. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
President-elect Donald Trump has assured the American public that his wide array of business dealings around the world won’t impact his decisions as chief executive, but most voters have concerns about whether that will truly be the case. Democrats are far more concerned than other voters are, however.
President-elect Donald Trump has been busy meeting with potential members of his Cabinet, including some who were vocal opponents of his campaign. Voters overwhelmingly believe that a president’s Cabinet is important to his administration’s success, but are less sure about the benefits of bringing in political opponents.
Communist revolutionary and longtime leader of Cuba Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, but U.S. voters haven’t changed their opinions of the man who defied the United States for decades.
As the Roman Catholic Church softens its stance on women who receive abortions, most U.S. voters remain pro-choice on the issue but half still see abortions as morally wrong in most cases.
Voters have a more positive opinion of president-elect Donald Trump following his unexpected victory than they did throughout his campaign.
More than half of voters feel comfortable with the prospect of one party controlling both the Executive and Legislative branches of government, as Republicans will do when Donald Trump enters the White House in January. Democratic voters have changed their tune on this arrangement following Election Day.
He may have been the outsider candidate elected on a promise to “drain the swamp” of Washington, DC, but voters are more concerned president-elect Donald Trump will try to make too many changes than too few.
Voters appear to be strongly on board with two policies president-elect Donald Trump is calling for when he enters the White House: deporting illegal immigrants convicted of major felonies and mandatory prison sentences for those who try to return.
Following Hillary Clinton's surprise loss to Donald Trump, most voters think it's time for her to quit the public arena, but her fellow Democrats disagree. Still, Democratic voters now believe their party should go more in the direction of Clinton's primary opponent, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Voters still support punitive action against so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce immigration laws, although Democrats and unaffiliated voters are more protective of these cities than they have been in the past.
The outsider candidate may have won this year’s presidential election, but most voters still don't expect the government to be looking out what's best for them. Republicans are more hopeful than other voters, though.
Voters are closely divided over whether the street protests against Donald Trump’s election are the product of genuine concern or just being staged by troublemakers. But most agree the protests won’t achieve anything good.
President-elect Donald Trump in a TV interview Sunday night appeared to back away from a campaign vow to name a special prosecutor to investigate defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information while secretary of State. Most voters think he should drop the idea, but a sizable majority of Republicans disagree.
Rasmussen Reports’ final White House Watch daily tracking poll survey was posted Monday morning. It showed Democrat Hillary Clinton with a two-point advantage over Republican Donald Trump – 45% to 43%. To be precise, it was Clinton 44.8% to Trump 43.1%, a difference of 1.7%.
Most voters like the way President Obama has responded to the election of Donald Trump but don’t think the early public peace between the two men says much about the future.
