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Americans may have elected Donald Trump to a second term in November, but that doesn’t mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet or effectively manage government spending, the military and the White House.

Most Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them.

Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing situation in the Middle East will escalate into an even broader conflict.

Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Few Americans have high confidence in the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on Donald Trump’s life.

Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been tepid about President Joe Biden.

As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, most Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself.

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party select a different candidate, according to a new poll.

As he prepares to accept the Republican nomination for the third time, Donald Trump has promised to expand his coalition — and, in particular, to win over more of the nonwhite voters who largely rejected him during the 2020 election.

Americans are about evenly split on whether former President Donald Trump should face prison time for his recent felony conviction on hush money charges, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Gun control advocates and many Democrats see fresh openings created by hard-line positions of the gun lobby.

With the Republican primaries around the corner, a new poll finds that party members aren't sure votes in the presidential nominating contest will be counted accurately.

New polling finds America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech.

Half of the people in the U.S. support the Pentagon’s ongoing supply of weapons to Ukraine for its defense against Russian forces.

AP VoteCast shows that high inflation was the top consideration for voters in the midterm elections, just as Republicans had hoped.

A new AP-NORC poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to fight climate change.

Polling shows majorities of Americans think mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get.

A new poll shows President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party.

The older you are, the less you fret about staying in your own home or community as you age.

Trump won both of those states by less than 1 percentage point in 2016, but Biden prevailed in both this year. This year, Catholic voters accounted for 22% of the electorate, and there was a sharp rift within their ranks by race and ethnicity. Among white Catholics, 57% backed Trump and 42% backed Biden, according to VoteCast. In 2016, Trump won 64% of white Catholics and Clinton won 31%, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of voters. One bright spot for Trump among religious voters was his performance among The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members.

Six in 10 voters — including most Biden voters and about a quarter of Trump voters — said the nation was on the wrong track. Biden voters were far more concerned about racism in the U.S., after a year of rising tensions, peaceful demonstrations and sometimes-violent clashes over racial justice. Nearly all Biden voters called racism a serious problem in U.S. society and in policing, including about 7 in 10 who called it “very” serious. Trump had an edge in stewarding the economy, with roughly half of voters in these states saying he would do better than Biden. ___AP staffer Doug Glass contributed to this report from Kenosa, Wisconsin, and AP staffer Kristin Hall contributed to this report from Nashville, Tennessee.

But it also showed that candidates can't always take traditional supporters for granted, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Nationally, Biden earned support from roughly two-thirds of Latino voters, while Trump got the backing of about a third. But Latino voters are not a monolithic bloc, given their vastly different cultures, and many U.S.-born Latinos have few cultural ties to Latin America. AP VoteCast also found South Americans made up 3% of the electorate, and they split about evenly between the two candidates. Trump voters remain adamant that the economy is in good shape: About three-quarters call national economic conditions excellent or good.

Issues such as racism and climate change were concerns for the majority of Biden voters, but they resonated less with Trump backers. Trump voters overwhelmingly endorsed their president. A majority of Biden voters — about 6 in 10 — said the pandemic was the most important issue, more than twice the share of Trump voters. About 6 in 10 voters — including most Biden voters and about a quarter of Trump voters — said they think things in the country are on the wrong track. Trump had an edge in stewarding the economy, with roughly half of voters in these states saying he would do better than Biden.

Among the few shared views in the two camps of voters: Trump has changed the way things work in Washington. Most Trump voters say he has changed Washington for the better; most Biden voters say he's changed it for the worse. And Biden voters overwhelmingly said the federal government should prioritize limiting the spread of the virus — even if that damages the economy. About half of Trump voters called the economy and jobs the top issue facing the nation, while only 1 in 10 Biden voters named it most important. Trump voters remain adamant that the economy is in good shape: About three-quarters call national economic conditions excellent or good.

Among the few shared views in the two camps of voters: Trump has changed the way things work in Washington. Most Trump voters say he has changed Washington for the better; most Biden voters say he's changed it for the worse. And Biden voters overwhelmingly said the federal government should prioritize limiting the spread of the virus — even if that damages the economy. About half of Trump voters called the economy and jobs the top issue facing the nation, while only 1 in 10 Biden voters named it most important. Trump voters remain adamant that the economy is in good shape: About three-quarters call national economic conditions excellent or good.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)PHOENIX – The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. Twenty-five percent of young adults rate their mental health as fair or poor, compared with 13% of older adults, while 56% of older adults say their mental health is excellent or very good, compared with just 39% of young adults. The survey found that frequently watching, reading or talking about the virus is consistently linked with higher rates of negative mental health symptoms. And 55% of 18 to 34 year olds say they have felt difficulties piling up too high to overcome, compared with 33% of older adults.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)PHOENIX – The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. Twenty-five percent of young adults rate their mental health as fair or poor, compared with 13% of older adults, while 56% of older adults say their mental health is excellent or very good, compared with just 39% of young adults. The survey found that frequently watching, reading or talking about the virus is consistently linked with higher rates of negative mental health symptoms. And 55% of 18 to 34 year olds say they have felt difficulties piling up too high to overcome, compared with 33% of older adults.

A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of Americans say theyre setting aside more money than usual. In total, about half of Americans say theyve either saved more or paid down debt. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 45% of Americans say theyre setting aside more money than usual. In total, about half of Americans say theyve either saved more or paid down debt since the outbreak began. And 66% of Hispanic Americans say theyve experienced household income loss, compared with 50% of Black Americans and 44% of white Americans.

DETROIT The Frank Murphy Hall of Justice will close at 2 p.m. Friday due to a scheduled demonstration at the courthouse. Any afternoon hearings that are scheduled after 2 p.m. will be rescheduled. The other divisions of the Third Circuit Court will be open for normal operations. READ MORE: AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests