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Sydney Duncan holds a sign during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to legislation introduced in Alabama that's aimed at restricting transgender people's access to medical care.

Politics & Government

Republicans And Democrats Largely Oppose Transgender Sports Legislation, Poll Shows

8:59am April 16, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Members of the two parties are split on how transgender students should participate in sports, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But opposition to legislating the issue is roughly uniform.

A city street is closed this month for repairs and upgrades in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $115 billion is earmarked to modernize bridges, highways and roads.

Politics & Government

Biden Claims GOP Voters Support His Infrastructure Plan; Poll Shows They Don't

3:17pm April 15, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most support the plan, but three-quarters of Republicans do not. "Listen to your constituents," President Biden says, but that may mean little to no GOP votes.

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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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.

When his back is against the wall, President Trump goes back to where he derives energy — his base. That includes a large percentage of whites without a college degree.

President Trump Was Elected A Year Ago — And Americans Are Feeling Aggrieved

10:22am November 07, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Cultural grievances were a big part of what drove Trump's election, but Americans across the racial spectrum say their group faces discrimination.

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President Trump raises his fist as he leaves after speaking at a rally in Kentucky in March.

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NPR/Ipsos Poll: Americans Aren't So Hot On 'America First'

11:38am May 20, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump is on his first foreign trip, taking him to the Middle East and Europe. But a new poll from NPR and Ipsos shows Americans are skeptical of Trump's populist foreign policy.

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Lack Of Child Care Rating Systems Leaves Parents In A Bind

11:48am November 01, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

About 20 states are in the process of creating a system for rating child care providers. But it's hard to decide which standards best measure quality and which are most useful to parents.

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A new poll finds 88 percent of parents rate child care as very good or excellent. But researchers say that's off base. By their measures, just 10 percent of child care rates as high quality.

NPR Poll: Are Parents Overrating The Quality Of Child Care?

5:46pm October 17, 2016

by Joe Neel

Almost all parents rate their child care as very good or excellent, according to a new NPR poll. But researchers say that's off base, and that just 10 percent of child care is high quality.