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FILE – This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Most Americans think the economy is bad but they’re split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it

By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders, and others

This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Americans see gender as bigger hurdle for Harris than Clinton

By Michelle L. Price, Linley Sanders, and others

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Poll: Trump losing edge on economy, once a key strength

By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, and others

Viewers gather to watch a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Angry Elephant Bar and Grill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A majority of Americans say they are limiting political news consumption for their mental health

By David Bauder, Linley Sanders, and others

Young women are becoming more liberal—and it’s turning them into a political force

By Linley Sanders, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others

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)

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)

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.

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)

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)

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)

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 Biden

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)

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)

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