Voters who are backing Joe Biden this fall and those who back Donald Trump express sharply contrasting views about immigration. In part, this reflects long-standing gaps between Republicans and Democrats over how much of a problem illegal immigration is for the country, and recent differences in views about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump and Biden supporters also diverge over the overarching question of whether the U.S. being open to people from all over the world is a core part of the nation’s identity, and the degree to which they are comfortable or uncomfortable when languages other than English…
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Most American voters (72%) place a lot of importance on publicly discussing the nation’s historical successes and strengths – with nearly as many (68%) placing a similar level of importance on discussing the country’s flaws. Clear majorities of both Trump and Biden voters say both the positive and negative aspects of the nation’s history are important to focus on, although Trump voters are less likely than Biden voters to assign importance to discussions of historical failures and flaws. There is also some common ground in how the coalitions view the U.S.: Clear majorities of both Biden and Trump supporters view…
Biden and Trump voters differ sharply over the state of women’s progress in the U.S., as well as over whether society should prioritize marriage and children. Yet majorities of both candidates’ supporters say that the gains women have made in society have not come at the expense of men. Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed a right to abortion, the issue continues to divide the two coalitions: Biden supporters overwhelmingly say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while a narrower majority of Trump backers say it should not.…
Voters who support Joe Biden and Donald Trump have wide differences across a broad range of issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation. Trump supporters overwhelmingly say a person’s gender is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth. A majority of Biden supporters, by a less one-sided margin, say someone can be a man or woman even if that is different from their sex at birth. Biden’s supporters also are far more comfortable than Trump supporters with people using the pronouns “they” or “them” to describe themselves. And two decades after the first same-sex marriages were legally…
When astronomers turn our radio telescopes out towards space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of radio waves originating from across the vast expanse of the universe. We call them “radio transients”: some erupt only once, never to be seen again, and others flicker on and off in predictable patterns. We think most radio transients come from rotating neutron stars known as pulsars, which emit regular flashes of radio waves, like cosmic lighthouses. Typically, these neutron stars spin at incredible speeds, taking mere seconds or even a fraction of a second to complete each rotation. Recently, we discovered a radio transient…
In the margins of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the Leaders of Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France reaffirmed their full support for the comprehensive deal outlined by President Biden that would lead to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all the hostages, a significant and sustained increase in humanitarian assistance at scale for distribution throughout Gaza, to include temporary shelters, and an enduring end to the crisis with Israel’s security and Gazan civilian safety assured. They emphasized that the deal further calls for the immediate refurbishment of essential services,…
QUESTION: And joining us now from Normandy, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thank you very much for joining us here on Morning Joe. What should our allies and enemies — SECRETARY BLINKEN: Morning, Mika. QUESTION: — take away from the President’s speech this morning in Normandy? SECRETARY BLINKEN: The same resolve that the extraordinary men and women that we’re celebrating today showed then, he’s showing now. Because they did what they did, we’re here today. And we not only have a responsibility to honor what they did, but the real way to honor it is to make…
Many more people around the world than normal were recently able to see the northern and southern lights overhead with the naked eye. This unusual event was triggered by a very strong solar storm, which affected the movement of the Earth’s magnetic field. The Sun is reaching the maximum point of activity in an 11-year cycle. This means that we can expect more explosive outpourings of particles. In the right circumstances, these are what ultimately generate the pretty auroras in the sky, as well as the geomagnetic storms that can damage infrastructure such as power grids and orbiting satellites. So…
This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask leading experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. Popular Australian fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez has announced it will undergo an initial public offering or “IPO” later this month, listing itself on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The move will value the company at A$2.2 billion. An IPO – sometimes also called a company float – signifies the first time that a privately owned company lists its shares on a public stock exchange. But it’s an expensive process, which also allows public investors to…
The trio of extraordinary women have had to postpone their upcoming event at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre after testing positive for COVID-19. The Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas has announced that their upcoming event, An Evening with Margaret Atwood, Mary Robinson and Laurie Anderson, has been postponed. While details on the rescheduled date have yet to be announced, all ticket-holders have been sent an automatic refund for their purchases. The trio of remarkable women – including Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood, Ireland’s first female president Mary Robinson and American avant garde artist, musician and filmmaker Laurie Anderson -…