As war in Ukraine continues, Americans’ concerns about it have lessened
Americans express less concern than in the spring about Ukraine being defeated by Russia and about the war expanding into other countries.
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Most Americans express support for taking in refugees, but opinions vary by party and other factors
72% of Americans say taking in civilian refugees should be an important goal for immigration policy in the United States.
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How Americans view policy proposals on transgender and gender identity issues, and where such policies exist
On a couple of policies related to transgender people, there is some agreement among Americans, but views of other policies are more divided.
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Republicans and Democrats have different top priorities for U.S. immigration policy
There are sizable ideological differences over the most pressing priorities for the U.S. immigration system within each partisan coalition.
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Partisan differences are common in the lessons Americans take away from COVID-19
Here’s what Americans said they learned about the development of vaccines and medical treatments and their advice for handling a future outbreak.
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Positive Views of Supreme Court Decline Sharply Following Abortion Ruling
Americans’ ratings of the Supreme Court are now as negative as – and more politically polarized than – at any point in more than three decades of polling. And nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) now say the Supreme Court has too much power, almost three times the share who said this in August 2020 (23%).
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Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey
Despite the many depressing stories dominating the international news cycle, there is also a note of positivity among survey respondents in views of the UN, the benefits of international cooperation for solving problems and the importance of common values for bringing nations together.
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More so than adults, U.S. teens value people feeling safe online over being able to speak freely
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
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Black Americans Have a Clear Vision for Reducing Racism but Little Hope It Will Happen
Black Americans support significant reforms to or complete overhauls of several U.S. institutions to ensure fair treatment. Yet even as they assess inequality and ideas about progress, many are pessimistic about whether society and institutions will change in ways that would reduce racism.
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Republicans in Congress are about three times as likely as Democrats to indicate that they own a gun
At least 110 representatives and senators in the current 117th Congress have publicly stated or otherwise confirmed that they own a gun.
