government and politics / http://backend.userland.com/rss ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav WebTeam Views that the federal government has too much power are now slightly higher than in previous years. /poll/696191/record-high-say-government-power.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/696191/record-high-say-government-power.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 10 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans' ratings of six federal agencies have plunged, with only the U.S. Postal Service retaining majority-level support. /poll/696059/americans-job-ratings-six-key-agencies-worsen.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/696059/americans-job-ratings-six-key-agencies-worsen.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:30:00 GMT Americans continue to prefer having leaders in Washington who compromise to get things done over those who stand firmly on principle. /poll/695690/compromise-remains-valued-leaders.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/695690/compromise-remains-valued-leaders.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT Over half of Americans say there is about the right amount of or too little government regulation of business. /opinion/polling-matters/690779/no-majority-demand-deregulation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/690779/no-majority-demand-deregulation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. is up to 34%, driven by a record-high increase among Republicans. /poll/657353/record-surge-republican-satisfaction-state-nation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/657353/record-surge-republican-satisfaction-state-nation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT Of 17 policy goals, Americans are most optimistic about Donald Trump's ability to control immigration and most pessimistic about his ability to heal political divisions in the U.S. /poll/654746/highest-hopes-trump-immigration-lowest-unity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654746/highest-hopes-trump-immigration-lowest-unity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT A slim majority of U.S. adults approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his presidential transition, but more rate his Cabinet picks negatively than positively. /poll/654698/trump-transition-ratings-better-second-time-around.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654698/trump-transition-ratings-better-second-time-around.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Dec 2024 03:00:00 GMT Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope. /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT More Americans are concerned that Donald Trump is too closely aligned with people holding radical political views than are concerned Kamala Harris is. /poll/652694/concern-trump-harris-aligning-radicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/652694/concern-trump-harris-aligning-radicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:30:00 GMT Eight in 10 Americans, a new high, perceive the U.S. as being greatly divided on the most important values. /poll/650828/americans-agree-nation-divided-key-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/650828/americans-agree-nation-divided-key-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT