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Thirty-nine percent of Americans express a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in the government to handle domestic issues, and 50% trust the government to handle international issues.

The border debate pits the two issues Americans name as the country's most important problems, government and immigration, against one another.

Thirty-five percent of Americans name the government as the greatest problem facing the U.S., the highest percentage Gallup has recorded for this concern.

Americans' opinion of the Republican Party has declined since November, with 37% now viewing it positively, compared with 48% who have a positive opinion of the Democratic Party.

One of many questions that arises in contemplation of a pending and potential shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is the impact this would have on public opinion. The Senate and House are in recess at this point in time and won't ...

Six in 10 Americans oppose expanding the physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, essentially unchanged from seven months ago.

Americans are becoming more pessimistic on the direction of the economy, with slightly more now saying it is getting worse (48%) than getting better (44%).

Just 13% of U.S. adults approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest since 2017.

The 32% of Americans who follow political news very closely is down from the prior two readings but typical of years before a presidential election.

Amid the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, 34% of Americans cite government as the most important problem currently facing the U.S., marking an 11-point increase since September.