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President Trump listens to President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan during a joint press conference in the Roosevelt Room on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Majority Of Americans See Trump's First Year As A Failure

8:52am January 18, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds Americans believe Trump has divided the nation in his first year as president. But people who backed him in 2016 continue to be firmly behind him.

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Americans generally have little confidence in the institutions that control the U.S.

Politics & Government

Here's Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions

5:00am January 17, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that Congress, the political parties and the media rank among the least-trusted U.S. institutions in the age of President Trump.

Oprah Winfrey accepts the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel Sunday. Winfrey's speech spurred talk of a possible presidential run.

Politics & Government

Oprah Beats Trump In NPR Poll, But Most Americans Don't Want Her To Run For President

5:00am January 12, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The former talk show host and media mogul would beat President Trump by 11 points in a hypothetical 2020 match-up, but 54 percent of Americans say they don't want Winfrey to run for president.

A Guatemalan immigrant carves the Thanksgiving turkey in November 2016 in Stamford, Conn.

Americans Say To Pass The Turkey, Not The Politics, At Thanksgiving This Year

5:16am November 21, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

According to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 58 percent of Americans celebrating the holiday dread having to talk politics around the dinner table this holiday, an uptick from one year ago.

President Trump walks out of the White House toward Marine One on the South Lawn on Monday. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans think Trump's response to Charlottesville events was "not strong enough."

Poll: Majority Believes Trump's Response To Charlottesville Hasn't Been Strong Enough

4:24pm August 16, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

After shifting statements from the president about the racist violence in Virginia, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans didn't like the way Trump handled the situation.

President Trump has been losing support on the strength of the economy, America's position on the global stage and his Twitter habit.

Trump Fails To Reach Beyond Base As Independents' Disapproval Grows

11:48am June 28, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that independents were willing to give President Trump a chance once he took office, but now they're increasingly dissatisfied with his performance.