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Most Americans worry the United States is becoming too involved in Venezuelan affairs after President Donald Trump’s strikes over the weekend, a new poll shows, with only 33% of respondents saying they agree with the recent action to remove Nicolás Maduro from the presidency.

US officials aligned with President Trump request weekly election surveys from Israeli contacts, focusing on top contenders and rising far-right figures; interest grows as Bennett reenters political arena and calls for inquiry into Oct. 7 failures. Beyond simply collecting data, U.S. officials are also seeking clarification about the various candidates and parties, focusing primarily on those leading the polls — Netanyahu and Bennett — while also tracking the strength of the far-right bloc, particularly ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. Bennett, for his part, has reportedly begun formulating his post-election strategy, assembling a policy team that includes former education minister...

We've seen some interesting polling numbers over the past week. First, there was the congressional Democrats polling at their lowest number ever in a Quinnipiac poll, at 18 percent approval. As a CNN data nerd termed it, that's "lower than the Dead Sea." Then they made things worse by deciding to scuttle the DNC autopsy report they had been working on as to why they lost in 2024, making it clear they wanted to keep their heads in the sand. Now, the approval numbers have jumped up again for President Donald Trump, according to a new InsiderAdvantage poll.The poll of...

President Trump received some rare good polling news Monday as a new survey shows him with his highest approval rating since early fall. The poll of likely voters by InsiderAdvantage shows 50% approve of the job Trump is doing while 41% disapprove, with the remaining 9% undecided. Monday’s results mark the highest raw approval rating for the president in an InsiderAdvantage survey since late September, when 52% of respondents approved of his performance.

President Donald Trump enjoys a 50 percent approval rating, with a net approval rating of plus 9 points, according to the latest polling from InsiderAdvantage.The national poll of 800 likely voters, conducted on Saturday, finds that 50 percent of respondents approve of the president’s performance 11 months into his administration. Another 41 percent disapprove of the job Trump has done, while 9 percent are undecided.The poll shows that a substantial majority of men give Trump positive marks, while most women disapprove of his performance, continuing a trend seen in polling ahead of the 2024 election.Of the men surveyed, 59 percent...

Democrats hit record‑low approval ratings as Hakeem Jeffries gets confronted on ABC over brutal polling numbers. This video breaks down Jeffries dismissing the polls, James Comer firing back over the Minnesota fraud scandal, and why Democrats’ strategy on immigration, spending, and ideology may be collapsing in real time

As my late father used to say, we have more polls than gas stations in this country. I think of that every time that I see a new poll. It seems as if that's all they do in the media these days. Also, everyone seems to have their poll, i.e. Fox News, the Washington Post, etc. As long we are playing the game of polls, let's share this one. You are not hearing a lot about the Quinnipiac poll. Let's check with Matt Margolis: Democrats are sinking like a stone, and the new Quinnipiac poll makes it official: their congressional...

Reading political tea leaves three years before an election is a bit like predicting the weather for your 2028 summer vacation—entertaining, perhaps, but utterly useless for packing your bags. Yet here we are, with breathless headlines announcing that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has “taken the lead” over Vice President JD Vance in a hypothetical matchup. The progressive left is practically popping champagne.For those who haven’t followed their trajectories, the contrast between these two couldn’t be sharper. AOC burst onto the scene in 2018, unseating a longtime Democratic incumbent and quickly becoming the face of democratic socialism in America. The Green New Deal,...

During President Trump's first term, the economy was a relative strength of his. During the 2024 presidential campaign, his promises to lower prices in a country grappling with post-COVID inflation propelled him back into office. But toward the end of his first year in office this term, just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. It's his worst mark in the six years that Marist has been asking the question. The only time in that span that Americans had a similarly negative view of a president's handling of the economy...

Americans mostly trust the nation’s highest court to do what’s best, presumably by scrupulously following the laws enshrined in the 238-year-old U.S. Constitution. But that trust could be tested in coming months, as the Supreme Court decides whether President Donald Trump’s tariffs pass constitutional muster, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows. When U.S. Supreme Court Justices are sworn in to office, they vow to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” With this in mind, the I&I/TIPP Poll this month asked voters simply: “How much confidence do you have in the U.S. Supreme...

James Talarico, Texas state representative and Senate primary rival, said in a statement emailed to Newsweek Monday: "We’re building a movement in Texas—fueled by record-breaking grassroots fundraising and 10,000 volunteers who are putting in the work to defeat the billionaire megadonors and puppet politicians who have taken over our state. Our movement is rooted in unity over division—so we welcome Congresswoman Crockett into this race." Overall, polling remains tight for both Crockett and Talarico regardless of who the Republican rival ends up being, but a rundown from Real Clear Polling showed the GOP still winning, regardless of the nominee, by...

Using the U.S. military to target cartel drug smugglers in Latin America 🟢 Support: 58% 🔴 Oppose: 42% Harvard/Harris poll | 12/2-12/4

On The Rosenberg Report, host Joel Rosenberg breaks down the global pressure on Israel to accept a Palestinian state. Rosenberg also unpacks newly released poll data revealing what Palestinians in Gaza and Judea and Samaria really think about a two-state and one-state solution.Will the world force, successfully force, Israel to accept a Palestinian state when most Israelis, the vast majority of Israelis don't want it? They don't trust a Palestinian state to keep Israelis safe. Certainly not after October 7th. This is a big question and pressure is mounting from multiple sides, including some you might not expect. Hi, this...

In recent months, public attention has increasingly focused on the phenomenon of religious strengthening among Israelis following the war. The Institute for Liberty and Responsibility was the first to highlight this phenomenon through public opinion surveys we conducted during the war. In these surveys, we found that nearly one-third of Israelis report that the experience of war strengthened their faith in God, and more than a quarter report that they drew closer to religious tradition. We also found that the growing closeness to religion in the shadow of war is particularly noticeable among young people. These findings led us to...

National media polls are continuing to distort President Donald Trump's support, John McLaughlin, a key pollster for the president's 2024 campaign, told Newsmax on Monday. "Absolutely not," McLaughlin said when asked on Newsmax's "Finnerty" if he trusts this year's surveys. "They're doing the same thing; they're trying to run down Donald Trump on purpose," he added. He said his firm's latest poll showed Trump with a 51% approval rating and 46% disapproval but added a Washington Post-Ipsos survey was "a poll of adults polluted with nonvoters." "They weighted it down to 30%," he said. "That's 20 points less than we...

Viewing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) as out of step with the MAGA agenda, President Donald Trump has backed the Kentucky MAGA PAC, which plans to oppose Massie in the primary. The PAC, led by Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio, has vowed to spend whatever it takes to unseat Massie. A John McLaughlin poll shows 52% support a Trump-endorsed candidate versus 23% for Massie.

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday’s mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, an alarming new poll warned early Monday. Around 765,000 people of the 8.4 million residents who call New York City home are preparing to leave, with about 9% of New Yorkers sharing that they would “definitely” leave the city if Mamdani is elected the 111th mayor, the Daily Mail reported, citing a survey conducted by J.L. Partners. If those residents were to leave, it...

A shocking poll shows that two years after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre that murdered more than 1,200 Israelis, a majority of Palestinians still say the terror group was right to launch the attack — and, equally disturbing, an overwhelming 86 percent deny that Hamas committed the well-documented atrocities against civilians. According to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), 53 percent of Palestinians say Hamas’s decision to launch the October 7 assault was correct; support is strongest in the West Bank at 59 percent, while 44 percent in the Gaza Strip back the attack — a...

The percentage of Americans who believe the Democratic Party is “out of touch” has increased by double-digits over the last decade, with 70% indicating the party is disconnected from the issues that matter to voters. The Democratic Party is perceived as being overly-focused on “Protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants” and “Protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans” – alienating voters who care more about secure borders and crime reduction, a survey released Monday by Welcome, a center-left group, found. “To win elections, Democrats need to make the following changes. First, we need to focus more on the issues voters do...

CNN has had to admit that the Republicans have gained popularity while breaking down polling data regarding the shutdown. Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten says the shutdown, which was supposed to hurt the GOP, has actually helped the party's brand. The polls come amid the federal government shutdown, which began on October 1 and is quickly approaching the one-month mark. Citing the Generic Congressional Ballot, which shows that the Democrats are less favourable than at the same time during Trump's first term. Enten goes on to say the Democrats are in their "worst" position in 20 years and that the...