Politics & Policy

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.

Asked in spring 2019 which country or group poses the greatest threat to their country in the future, just 6% of Americans named Iran.

As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, about half of Americans say Donald Trump should be removed from office. A 63% majority say Trump definitely or probably has committed illegal acts, either in office or while running for president.

Of those surveyed, 33% said it should be harder for someone to obtain an abortion near them than it is currently.

Police officers in the United States still make more arrests for marijuana offenses than for any other drug, according to FBI data.

Most U.S. adults know what the Holocaust was and approximately when it happened, but fewer than half can correctly answer multiple-choice questions about the number of Jews who were murdered or the way Adolf Hitler came to power, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Majorities in four of the seven states that enacted strict new abortion laws in 2019 say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.

About half of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters describe their own political views as liberal.

Over half of Latino registered voters who are Democrats or lean toward the party have a good or excellent impression of the party's candidates.

In 1965, America’s verdict on Selma was clear: Polling showed the public clearly siding with the demonstrators, not with the state of Alabama.