Voters are closely divided over whether the U.S. Senate should rubber stamp a president’s Cabinet nominees or pick and choose the ones it likes best. As usual these days, a voter’s political affiliation makes a world of difference.
President-elect Trump urged the Republican-led Congress this week to rapidly repeal Obamacare and pass a suitable replacement "very quickly or simultaneously." Few voters support the health care law as is, but most strongly agree with Trump that Congress needs to replace it right away.
As the debate over Russian hacking efforts during the presidential campaign continues, voters here generally approve of the job U.S. intelligence agencies are doing but also suspect that they play politics.
Most voters share the views of the president and the party coming to power, but Republicans identify a lot more with Donald Trump than with the GOP Congress.
Voters aren’t sure if the new Congress will be an improvement on the last one, but most want it to cooperate with President Trump as much as possible.
Even most Democrats want Donald Trump to succeed as president, but voters are far less confident that things will play out that way.
With Republicans set to control both Congress and the White House, more voters than ever are expecting significant cuts in government spending.
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the final results for Obama’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
Voters remain critical of the news coverage of Donald Trump and think the media is still showing the same bias against him that it displayed during the presidential campaign.
Most voters turn to cable news for political coverage, and Fox News remains the top channel for these viewers. But voters still remain dubious of much of the political news they are getting.
Barack Obama supporters think it’s great that the president is making major policy decisions in his final days in office even though many are opposed by President-elect Donald Trump. Other voters say Obama should defer to the next president.
Voters are more confident that U.S. involvement in the Middle East has been beneficial for the region, but they remain less convinced that that involvement benefits the United States.
U.S. voters think America’s relationship with Israel has deteriorated under President Obama but believe incoming President Trump will repair those relations.
Most American voters still view the United Nations favorably but remain convinced that the United States is still a greater force for good than the international organization.
Tensions between the United States and Israel have risen yet again after the former abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution that condemns Israeli settlements in Israel’s occupied territories, allowing the resolution to pass. Voters in the United States continue to view Israel as an important partner when it comes to U.S. national security and are less negative about how that relationship looks to other countries.
Just over half of U.S. voters now view President-elect Donald Trump favorably, although strong negative opinions still outweigh strong positive ones.
While Europe cleans up the mess from its latest terrorist outrage, Americans aren’t overly concerned about terror on these shores this holiday season and don’t expect more of it in the years to come.
When it comes to legal immigration policies, voters still oppose giving special preference to some over others.
Voters’ faith in society has jumped since the beginning of the year.
