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Immigration advocates protest recent detentions by ICE outside the immigration court in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a ‘good thing’ has jumped from 64% to 79% with Trump back in office

By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press

Kirsten Gillibrand stands next to Chuck Schumer at a press conference

New poll says Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party: ‘I just feel like the majority of the old Democratic Party needs to go’

By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders, and others

Trump surrounded by sunlight

New poll shows half of Republicans don’t believe Trump has his priorities straight

By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, and others

Trump waves to the press as a US flag waves on a car in front of him

New poll shows roughly half of Americans believe Trump has gone too far on immigration

By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump

Americans are still on board with Trump’s immigration efforts —but the president’s tariff threats and wild stock market swings may be a problem

By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Linley Sanders, and others

A Delta plane lays upside-down in the snow after its crash landing in Toronto

Poll says Americans are feeling more jittery about flying amid the litany of recent plane crashes

By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press

Ozempic and Wegovy medications side by side

Ozempic and Wegovy surge to national approval with most U.S. adults considering it ‘a good thing’ to treat obesity

By The Associated Press, Kenya Hunter, and others

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looking at the camera after meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Capitol Hill

What U.S. adults think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his views on vaccines, fluoride and raw milk

By The Associated Press and Linley Sanders

FILE – Elon Musk reacts as President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Americans think the government is corrupt, inefficient and full of red tape — but they’re not sure that Elon Musk is the person to fix it

By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press

People watch the 60th Presidential Inauguration from Emancipation Hall, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

Do Americans support Trump’s Day 1 executive orders? Here’s what polling shows

By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Linley Sanders, and others

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

7 in 10 Americans say healthcare denials and insurance company profits carry some blame in CEO’s death

By Linley Sanders, Tom Murphy, and others

President-elect Donald Trump

A majority of Americans are not confident in Trump’s cabinet and military picks, new poll finds

By Linley Sanders, Meg Kinnard, and others

FILE – Supporters of former President Donald Trump with signs and t-shirts that read “Blacks for Trump” gather near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs

By Matt Brown, Fernanda Figueroa, and others

Trump waves to a crowd.

Trump gained more women, Hispanic and Black voters in 2024

By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press

FILE – Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Almost half of U.S. voters are worried about violent attempts to overturn November election results

By Gary Fields, Ali Swenson, and others