UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days agoLabour voters want Starmer to rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
Most 2024 Labour voters prefer rejoining an EU customs union over raising taxes on working people.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoLabour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers but this is not the way out of it | Polly Toynbee
Labour MPs face moral and electoral pressure to support tougher asylum controls despite personal discomfort and constituency exposure to refugees' suffering.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoCalifornia Republicans are divided on Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll finds
California Republicans show notable divisions on Trump-era immigration enforcement, with Latino Republicans, ages 18–29, and moderate Republican women more likely to oppose aggressive policies.
fromFortune
3 weeks agoOnly 33% of U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows | Fortune
The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted after Democrats' recent victories in off-year elections but before Congress took major steps to try to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. It shows that only 33% of U.S. adults approve of the way the Republican president is managing the government, down from 43% in an AP-NORC poll from March.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month agoGermany's Olympic bid wins strong public support DW 11/04/2025
A large majority of Germans are keen to see their country host the Olympic Games again, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The polling was conducted as the German Olympic Sports Confederation seeks to whittle down four candidates to be the venue for Germany's first Summer Olympics in more than five decades. How much does Germany want the Olympics? In a Forsa poll for the news magazine "Stern," 72% said they would welcome a Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Germany for either 2036, 2040 or 2044. Only 22% opposed the idea, while 6% gave no opinion.
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fromAxios
1 month agoExclusive: Why the White House is convinced it's winning the shutdown
"Democrats are taking on water. And we have a higher pain tolerance," a senior administration official told Axios. In his first term, President Trump was highly sensitive to being blamed for a shutdown, and there has been an undercurrent of bipartisan belief that he will try to get a deal from Democrats this time. But so far, Trump has displayed none of the concerns or worry he had in 2018-2019, during the longest shutdown of 35 days.
US politics
fromStreetsblog
3 months agoCalifornians Continue to Love High-Speed Rail, Even if Republicans in Washington D.C. Don't - Streetsblog California
This continues despite non-stop nonsensical attacks from elected officials in the Trump Administration and here in California that have somehow escalated in the past six months. 62% of California voters, including 80% of Democrats, support building the project. The poll also breaks down approval by age, showing that as voters get younger they are more likely to support the project. 79% of Gen Zers, 72% of Millennials, 56% of Gen Xers, and 48% of Baby Boomers want to see the rail line built.
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