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It's clear that the president has made measures to attempt to reduce gun violence a key issue of his new term. President Obama mentioned Newtown once in his inauguration speech on Monday, Jan. 21, but the previous week he much more prominently ...

Most Americans say they are following the Veterans Affairs scandal closely, but few approve of the president's handling of the matter. Providing better care and firing all VA employees top a list of how Americans would fix the department.

For the first time, a slight majority of Americans want the government to pass new gun laws rather than just enforce the current laws more strictly.

Only 4% of Americans say that gun violence or gun issues constitute the most important problem facing the country today, based on our April 4-7 monthly update of the "most important problem" measure. This puts guns in the same 4% category as ...

Sixty-one percent of Americans support tougher gun control, down from 67% after the February Parkland, Florida, school shooting, but still higher than any other reading since 2000.

The most important stories on Gallup.com in 2013 span politics, well-being, the economy, and education.

Americans' optimism that President Obama and congressional leaders will reach a budget agreement before Jan. 1 has waned somewhat. Over the past week, the percentage saying a compromise will be reached dropped seven points to 50%.

President Barack Obama's statements about Americans and attitudes toward gun violence at his Wednesday press conference were well-informed by recent polling information.

President Barack Obama's job approval rating averaged 40% last week, tying his lowest weekly average. Since late October, upper-income adults and postgrads have soured on Obama the most.

Twenty-five percent of U.S. parents worry "frequently" about their school-aged children being harmed while at school, making it one of their biggest crime concerns. Worry is up from 2009-2011 but similar to other years.