Americans Support Talks With North Korea, Remain Skeptical of Outcome
With the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set for June 12 in Singapore, Americans largely support the direct talks between the two countries. The Pew Research Center found that 71 percent of respondents supported the meeting, and only 21 percent disapproved. But while support for the summit […]
World Views Putin More Favorably Than Trump on World Affairs
While neither Donald Trump nor Vladimir Putin are very popular around the world, a new Pew Research Center survey finds people in countries around the world have more confidence in the Russian leader on handling international relations. “Although confidence in Putin’s handling of foreign affairs is generally low, in many countries he is more trusted […]
Trump Says American Dream Is Dead, Is He Right?
Donald Trump has famously declared that the American Dream is dead, but the majority of middle class Americans seem to disagree with the Republican presidential frontrunner. Sixty-three percent of people surveyed earlier this year believe they are living the American Dream. That finding suggests American optimism hasn’t been a casualty of the recession, despite a report that […]
American Majority Disagrees With Trump on Immigrants
Uncontrolled immigration will put more girls in the United States at risk of female genital mutilation, according to the latest anti-immigrant comments from the camp of presidential candidate Donald Trump. The comments were made by senior aide Stephen Miller. On the campaign trail, the Republican candidate himself has said Mexican immigrants could be rapists or […]
Why Some US Muslims Still Plan to Vote for Donald Trump
Almost three-fourths of American Muslims plan to vote in the presidential primaries and the hard-core Republicans among them say they will vote for Donald Trump if he is the GOP nominee, according to a new survey from the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The six-state survey found that 73 percent of registered Muslim voters intend […]