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Given a choice, Americans are significantly more likely to want political leaders in Washington to compromise rather than stick to principles.

Americans show strong support for more government stimulus spending and do not appear to worry about its impact on the federal budget deficit.

Americans' ratings of the seriousness of crime nationally continue to be much more negative than their perceptions of crime at home.

Americans' views about their federal government are complex and often paradoxical.

Slightly more Americans say they want to see the Democrats in Congress, rather than President Trump, have more influence over the direction the U.S. takes in the next year.

Americans remain unhappy with Congress, with 17% approving of the job the legislature is doing, unchanged from July.

Americans' views of Congress changed little in September, with 19% saying they approve of the legislative body, compared with 17% last month.

After a slight bump in approval in January following the passage of tax reform, ratings of Congress are back in the teens.

Amid rapidly rising consumer prices, nearly four in 10 Americans have cut spending on healthcare or other basic needs due to rising healthcare costs.

Congress' job approval rating from the American people is 17%, similar to last month's 18% and the 18% average since last year.