Politics

Pessimism about the direction of the country continues to grow despite the reopening of the government this week.

Americans More Likely to Support Humanitarian Relief or Accepting Refugees Over Offering Military Support

All Americans, including Republicans, are growing less optimistic about the direction of the country.

Half of Democrats and Republicans continue to approve of the job their representatives are doing in Congress, despite the partial government shutdown.

A majority of Americans continue to blame President Trump for the partial government shutdown.

Ipsos poll on behalf of NPR

Americans are less optimistic about the direction of the country as the partial government shutdown continues with no resolution on the horizon.

A growing number of Americans report that President Trump deserves most of the blame for the government shutdown.

A majority of Americans do not support shutting down the government to achieve funding for a wall on the U.S. southern border.