Who's winning the blame game over the government shutdown? Everyone and no one, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of responsibility for the shutdown, while 54% say the same about Democrats in Congress, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2025
- Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics move leftward
- US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says
- Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other
- House Republicans seek testimony from ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
- Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
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- Barack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump
- Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
- Maine Gov. Mills plans to confront President Trump again with her campaign for the US Senate
- Black residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
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