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Americans agree that their government should take immediate action in a number of specific problem areas.

More Americans say the economy should be a high priority for the president and Congress than say this about any other issue. At least 70% of Americans also deem education, healthcare policy, Social Security, and terrorism important.

The economy averaged more mentions than any other issue this year as the top U.S. problem, and race relations earned its highest mentions in decades. But no issue cracked 20%.

Gallup polls bracketing the 2009 Christmas Day terror incident on a Northwest Airlines flight show little change in U.S. public concern about being victimized by terrorism. Currently, 42% of Americans say they are worried about being a victim, ...

A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted two weeks before the attempted Christmas Day bomb attack on a Detroit-bound plane found 39% of Americans saying they are very or somewhat worried that they or their family member will become a victim of terror, ...

Americans say Democrats do a better job of handling social policy issues, including the environment and healthcare, but give Republicans higher marks on national security and federal debt.

Gallup surveys reveal many Afghans and Pakistanis were dissatisfied with their own country's efforts to control cross-border terrorism as well as efforts across the border, even before the leak of U.S. intelligence documents related to the war.

A review of Gallup data touching on foreign policy reveals that Barack Obama is relatively well rated on the issue, even as his economy ratings lag. As of early September, Americans also had more confidence in Obama than Mitt Romney to handle ...

Counter to what people might read, see and hear on the news, Gallup's global polling shows the majority of people on the planet feel pretty safe.

A slight majority of Americans (54%) say Osama bin Laden's death will make the U.S. safer from terrorism. At the same time, 62% think a terrorist attack against the U.S. is likely in the next few weeks and 52% would retain U.S. troops in ...