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                            March 27, 2025Voters Give Trump Strong Ratings on Economy
His second term is barely two months old, but already President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy is rated significantly better than his predecessor. 

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                            March 26, 2025Most Democratic Voters Still Support Chuck Schumer
Some liberals are calling for New York Sen. Chuck Schumer’s ouster as leader of Senate Democrats, but most of their own party’s voters disagree. 

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                            March 25, 202564% Favor Deporting Venezuelan Gang Members
Nearly two-thirds of voters back President Donald Trump’s effort to deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, and about half want to impeach the federal judge who ordered a halt to the deportations.

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                            March 24, 2025‘President Autopen’? 49% Agree Biden Pardons Are Not Valid
A majority of voters suspect Joe Biden’s White House staffers used the “autopen” device without his permission and nearly half agree with President Donald Trump’s declaration that Biden’s pardons are illegitimate.

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                            March 21, 2025GOP Viewed More Favorably Than Democrats
By a six-point margin, voters have a more favorable opinion of Republicans than they do of Democrats – in part because many Democratic voters are disaffected with their own party.

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                            March 20, 2025Mahmoud Khalil Case Exposes Partisan Divide
The Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a student from Syria who led anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, has sparked widely diverging reactions among Democrats and Republicans.

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                            March 19, 2025Most Voters OK With Tesla Protests, But Vandalism? Nope
A majority of voters reject the wave of vandalism that has emerged since President Donald Trump appointed Tesla CEO Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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                            March 18, 2025NATO: Most Voters Still Value Alliance
A majority of American voters maintain a positive view of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as President Donald Trump pressures Europe to increase their military contributions to the alliance.

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                            March 14, 2025Trump Speech Scores Higher Than Democrat Reaction
President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress last week, and his speech was significantly more popular with voters than the way Democrats reacted.

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                            March 13, 2025Most Voters See Government Shutdown as Likely
One day before a deadline for Congress to approve a new spending agreement, a majority of voters expect a shutdown of the federal government.

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                            March 12, 202573% Favor Making English Official Language
Voters overwhelmingly favor legislation to make English the official language of the United States, following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.

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                            March 12, 202548% Say Higher Tariffs Bad for U.S. Economy
As President Donald Trump wages trade wars with Canada and China, nearly half of voters believe raising tariffs on imports would hurt America’s economy.

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                            March 11, 202550% Agree ‘The Future Is Female’
March is Women’s History Month, and perhaps because of Kamala Harris’s defeat in last year’s election, voters are less confident that women’s leadership will increase – at least in the short term.

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                            March 10, 2025Voters Blame Trump More Than Zelenskyy for White House Spat
Most voters view Volodymyr Zelenskyy favorably, and only a third blame the Ukrainian president for his recent dispute with President Donald Trump.

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                            March 7, 2025Two-Thirds Agree: ‘Drain the Swamp!’
President Donald Trump’s repeated call to “drain the swamp” of bureaucracy in the nation’s capital continues to resonate with voters.

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                            March 6, 202550% Would Welcome Canadian Provinces to Join U.S.
President Donald Trump has talked of Canada becoming the 51st state, and half of American voters would be OK with it if any of our northern neighbor’s provinces wanted to leave Canada.

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                            March 5, 2025Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Visa Idea Not a Hit With Voters
President Donald Trump’s suggestion to replace an existing visa program for foreign investors with a $5 million “gold card” visa hasn’t won majority support.

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                            March 4, 2025Majority Suspect Fraud in Social Security, Support DOGE Audit
Most voters favor the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) doing an audit of the Social Security system, and think such an audit would find rampant fraud in the program.

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                            February 28, 2025Tax Time: 33% Concerned IRS Will Audit Them
Even though Americans overwhelmingly say they’ve never cheated on their taxes, one-third of them are worried they’ll get audited by the IRS.

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                            February 28, 2025Election Integrity: 60% Favor Requiring Paper Ballots
A majority of voters favor an election integrity measure recently advocated by President Donald Trump.