National Survey: Major Differences Between the Budget That The Public Wants and What Congress Just Passed Evan Charles Lewitus, Program for Public Consultation, University of Maryland As the One Big Beautiful Bill is signed into law, and major changes are made to spending and taxes, a new survey has found that the public would create a completely different budget. Majorities of both Republicans and Democrats would not extend the 2017 tax cuts for all incomes, make big cuts to Medicaid or SNAP (food stamps), nor increase spending on national defense or homeland security. On the contrary, they would raise taxes on high incomes, reduce defense spending, and keep spending on everything else about the same.
CBS News poll on why Americans fly the flag Anthony Salvanto, CBS News Over the decades, polling has asked whether it should be legal to destroy or burn the flag as a form of protest. Most Americans think that should be against the law. Most also thought so 35 years ago, too.
Trump’s Approval Declines in the Battleground as Economic Pessimism Grows Ian Smith, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report covers the latest perceptions of President Trump and Congressional Democrats and Republicans in the House Battleground.
Overton Insights Poll Libertas Network The July Overton Insights poll examines voter opinions on hypothetical political matchups including a 2028 Vance-Harris presidential election, concerns about Artificial Intelligence chatbots, and "political homelessness." The survey also explores Regulatory Sandbox laws, building AI data centers, and corruption in college sports.
Survey on Threats and Harassment Bridging Divides Initiative At a time of elevated risk for public officials at all levels of government – marked most recently by the deadly attack on state lawmakers in Minnesota – the latest BDI-CivicPulse survey results underscore the urgent need for increased safety and security support to protect civic space.
