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  • FILE – A spool of stickers rests on a table at a polling station during Massachusetts state primary voting, Sept. 3, 2024, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Politics

    Most Americans don’t trust AI, chatbots or search results to give them accurate election information

    By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrive a campaign rally, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    3-in-4 Americans say democracy is on the ballot in November

    By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE – A person wipes sweat from their brow at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif., July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, File)Personal Finance

    7-in-10 Americans say extreme heat has driven up their electricity bills in the last year

    By Isabella O'Malley, Linley Sanders, and others
  • A bowl of chips seen next to two peppers and salsa.Health

    Family of teen who died from spicy chip challenge sues the company

    By David Koenig and Linley Sanders
  • FILE – Members of the Supreme Court sit for a group portrait at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. As the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a major case involving former President Donald Trump, 7 in 10 Americans think its justices are more likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology, rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    70% of Americans think Supreme Court justices are more guided by ideology than fairness and impartiality: ‘The court’s decision-making is so polluted’

    By Thomas Beaumont, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Signage for the upcoming presidential debate is seen at the media file center near the CNN Techwood campus in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. A new poll finds that most U.S. adults plan to watch or listen to some element of Thursday’s presidential debate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Politics

    Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate—even though both candidates are viewed unfavorably by a majority of voters

    By Jonathan J. Cooper, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE – A shadow is seen across a Medicare card on June 10, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Majorities of Americans favor forgiving all or some of an individual’s medical debt if the person is facing hardships, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Health

    Americans would rather have medical debt relief than student loan forgiveness: ‘I don’t think anyone should have to go into financial ruin to live’

    By Cora Lewis, Linley Sanders, and others
  • US President Joe BidenEnvironment

    More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults are unlikely to buy an EV as their next car, despite Joe Biden’s push

    By Matthew Daly, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE -A woman and her dog nap between rain showers at Schenley Park, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Pittsburgh. The Gallup survey, released Monday, April 15, 2024, says that a majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep. But in the U.S., where the ethos of grinding and pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is ubiquitous, getting enough sleep can seem like a dream.(Pam Panchak/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)Health

    1 in 5 Americans are getting 5 hours or less of sleep per night, new Gallup poll says—a category that was ‘not really heard of in 1942’

    By Deepti Hajela, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE -Duke’s Kyle Filipowski (30) blocks the shot of Dartmouth’s Dusan Neskovic, left, ahead of Duke’s Tyrese Proctor (5) and Ryan Young (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. More than half of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing, though younger respondents were more supportive than older, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)Politics

    Most Americans are against college athletes unionizing as Dartmouth men’s basketball players move toward forming the first labor union in college sports

    By Ralph D. Russo, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE – The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. Majorities of U.S. taxpayers say the amount they pay in taxes is too high, with many saying that they receive a poor value for the taxes they do pay, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)Personal Finance

    Two-thirds of U.S. taxpayers say they spend ‘too much’ on federal income taxes, and few think they get good value from it: Poll

    By Cora Lewis, Linley Sanders, and others
  • FILE – A man passes the “Fearless Girl” statue in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Nov. 3, 2023. Black, white, Hispanic and Asian adults in the U.S. largely agree that the government should focus on the economy and foreign policy issues in 2024, but recent polling shows that views diverge on some high-profile topics, including racism and immigration. That’s according to two recent polls by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and AAPI Data. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)Politics

    Americans across racial backgrounds list the economy as the top issue in 2024—but disagree about most everything else—according to major new polls

    By Matt Brown, Linley Sanders, and others
  • TAMPA, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 09: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives on stage to speak during an event to discuss Social Security and Medicare held at the University of Tampa on February 09, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. The visit comes two days after his State of the Union address in Washington, where accused some republicans of wanting to cut social security and medicare. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

    Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost

    By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, and others
  • COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 5: Former President Donald Trump speaks as the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on August 5, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. President Trump was introduced by South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)Politics

    Only 2 in 10 Americans have a ‘great deal’ of confidence in the U.S. Justice Department after Donald Trump’s indictment

    By Linley Sanders, Jonathan J. Cooper, and others