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Life evaluations among all major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. have improved during Barack Obama's presidency. But blacks' life evaluations have retreated in Obama's second term after spiking in his first.

South Africa will host world leaders at the first G20 summit in Africa as it contends with its own leadership challenges at home.

A record 41% of U.S adults prefer that the same party control the presidency and Congress. Meanwhile, 23% say it is better to have divided party control, and 32% say it makes no difference.

Eight in 10 Americans, a new high, perceive the U.S. as being greatly divided on the most important values.

Barack Obama's first retrospective job approval rating trails only those of John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.

President Donald Trump's low job approval rating and deficit in preelection polls are more in spite of than because of Americans' views of the economy.

More Americans continue to say there is too much government regulation of business and industry than say there is too little or the right amount.

A slim majority of U.S. registered voters say their representative in Congress deserves reelection, and 21% say most members do. Both figures are near the lows Gallup has measured in past midterm election years.

President Joe Biden's overall job approval rating, and his ratings for handling the economy and foreign affairs, are steady near 40%.

Former President George W. Bush's favorable rating has jumped to 59% from 52% a year ago, nearly matching former President Barack Obama's first post-presidential favorable rating of 63%.