This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Americans' views on Congress, Biden's job performance and handling of specific issues, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the China-U.S. deal on fentanyl.

To explore how public opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has changed through the years, a recent YouGov poll re-asked poll questions from before 2010 found in the Roper Center Polling Archive.

Majorities of Americans say they would support Congress passing laws making abortion and same-sex marriage nationwide.

Americans are divided over new House Speaker Mike Johnson, but a general consensus agrees he's more conservative than former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Americans are more likely to sympathize with the Israelis than the Palestinians, but the wave of pro-Israel sentiment that followed Hamas's October 7 attack has faded

Here is what surveys conducted by the Economist and YouGov show about how Americans feel about new Speaker Mike Johnson and the just-concluded Speaker battle

Americans continue to say inflation is their biggest concern. Since inflation/prices was added to the list of issues Americans have ranked in the weekly Economist/YouGov poll in July 2022, it has topped the list every week.

Rep. Jim Jordan is the top pick for speaker of the House of Representatives among Americans who identify with or lean toward the Republican Party, but he is far from a consensus pick.

A YouGov poll found that Americans are more likely to sympathize with Israel. American opinion on Netanyahu and Biden is mixed.

Support for Israel on several fronts is greater among Republicans than among Democrats, and among older Americans than among young adults. Support for Israel also is higher than it was in several prior polls, including during previous waves of conflict in the region.