Trump Administration Second Term

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                            May 27, 202563% Suspect Biden Had Cancer Long Before Diagnosis Announced
The recent announcement that former President Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer has many voters suspecting a cover-up.

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                            May 23, 2025Trump Rated Better on National Security
Voters rate President Donald Trump’s handling of national security issues much higher than they rated the previous White House occupant.

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                            May 21, 202572% Say Cover-Up of Biden Decline a ‘Serious’ Scandal
Efforts by White House officials to conceal former President Joe Biden’s cognitive impairment constitute a serious scandal, according to a majority of voters who also believe the news media were part of the cover-up.
 
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                            May 20, 2025Ukraine: 50% Expect Trump to Get Peace Deal
Voters are almost evenly divided over how President Donald Trump is handling the war between Russia and Ukraine, with half saying he’s likely to succeed in getting a peace deal to end the war.

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                            May 19, 2025‘Preserve, Protect and Defend’: How’s Trump Doing?
Like every president before him, President Donald Trump took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," and most voters think he’s doing it.

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                            May 16, 2025Records on Election Fraud, Epstein Scandal Should Be Released, Voters Say
A majority of voters think it’s important for President Donald Trump to keep his promises of releasing records about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and about allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.
 
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                            May 15, 2025Despite U.K. Trade Deal, 50% Rate Trump Policy Failure
Most voters approve of the recently announced trade deal with the United Kingdom (U.K.), but overall, half still consider President Donald Trump’s tariff policy to be a failure.

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                            May 14, 2025GOP Leads on National Security, But Tied on Taxes
Voters still trust the Republican Party more to deal with national security, but on the issue of taxes, Democrats are now tied with the GOP in terms of voter trust.

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                            May 12, 2025Can’t Hate the Media Enough, Most Republicans Say
Nearly half of voters believe the news media are biased in favor of Democrats, and most Republicans think it’s impossible to hate the media too much.

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                            May 9, 2025Voters Trust Democrats More on Social Security
Most voters remain confident that Social Security will pay out its promised benefits, and trust Democrats slightly more than Republicans to deal with the issue..

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                            May 8, 2025Better Off Now? Just 34% Say ‘Yes’
Although most voters give President Donald Trump credit for securing the border, only a third of them say their lives have gotten better since he returned to the White House.

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                            May 7, 202548% Blame Trump for Dividing America
Most voters believe the nation has become more divided since President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term in the White House, and nearly half say it’s his fault.
 
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                            May 6, 2025Voters See Civility Declining, Expect More Political Violence
The level of civility in American political life has declined, according to  a majority of voters, who expect political violence to increase in the next few years.

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                            May 5, 202569% Agree: Immigration System ‘Broken’
At a time when President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting illegal aliens is highly controversial, most voters still agree with an earlier president’s criticism of America’s immigration system.

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                            May 2, 2025AG Pam Bondi at 42% Favorability
Three months into her tenure as America’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi has made a more favorable impression on voters than her predecessor.

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                            May 1, 2025GOP Is The Man’s Party
While most voters believe the Democratic Party represents women’s interest, by an even wider margin, they think Republicans are the party of men.

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                            April 30, 2025Some Voters Confused About President’s Authority to Enforce Immigration Laws
Despite the clear language of the Constitution – Article II, Section 3 says the president "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” – many voters seem to believe this doesn’t apply to immigration laws.

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                            April 29, 2025Voters Don’t Trust Polls Very Much
After most public opinion polls missed on last year’s presidential election result, a majority of voters don’t put much trust in polls – and a plurality suspect pollsters were trying to help Democrat Kamala Harris’s campaign. 

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                            April 28, 2025‘Fascist Dictatorship’? 72% of Democrats Think So
Most voters believe the checks and balances of the Constitution are still working, but nearly three-quarters of Democrats believe President Donald Trump has become a “fascist” dictator. 

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                            April 25, 2025GOP Holds Wide Lead Over Democrats on Immigration
While Republicans and Democrats are almost equally trusted by voters on economic issues, immigration remains a big advantage for the GOP.