Opinion Research Corporation

by Mark Silva President Barack Obama will hoist the bullhorn of his office tonight with substantial support from the public at a time of worsening financial distress. Two-thirds of Americans surveyed by Opinion Research Corp. say they "think the policies....

by Mark Silva and updated President Barack Obama, striving to hold public support for massive government intervention in a staggering economy, vowed tonight that an embattled nation "will emerge stronger than before.'' With his first formal address as...

by Mark Silva The challenge, critics say, remains the gap between rhetoric and action. Sen. John McCain, the Republican rival to President Barack Obama last year, credits the president with "an excellent speech'' before Congress, but complains: "I still...

by Mark Silva In the political field, any poll taken far away from Election Day is a game of name-recognition. And this is as close to far-away as one can get from the presidential election of 2012. So what do......

by Mark Silva As flag-draped coffins came home from the war in Iraq, the Bush administration shielded them from public view, forbidding news photography. The Obama administration's Defense Department is changing course. The arrival of each casualty of the...

by Mark Silva There would appear to be something of a growing confidence crisis among Americans facing a job-stealing economy. With 4.4 million jobs lost since the official start of the recession over a year ago, Americans don't have a......

by Mark Silva President Barack Obama's agenda has been ambitious. Perhaps too ambitious, according to a slim majority of Americans, asked this question: "Since he became president, do you think Barack Obama has tried to handle more issues than he......

by Mark Silva Expectations for President Barack Obama's premier European tour are riding fairly high - back home in the U.S. of A. As Obama flies for London today, an overwhelming majority of Americans surveyed say they expect the president......

by Mark Silva President Barack Obama draws guarded praise back home for his weeklong European tour, his first as president, with just nearly half of those surveyed saying the president has accomplished "a fair amount'' on his trip. Only......

by Mark Silva Not only President Barack Obama, but also First Lady Michelle Obama has contributed to promoting a "more positive" view of the United States abroad during their weeklong tour of Europe, most Americans tell pollsters. That view is......

by Mark Silva The United States will take part in group talks with Iran about its suspect nuclear program, the Obama administration said today - a marked shift from the strategy of the Bush administration, which labeled Iran as part......

by Mark Silva The gay-marriage question has landed in the nation's capital, where the District of Columbia council today voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The vote was unanimous, 13-0, until councilman Marion Barry...