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Americans consider international terrorism and Iranian nuclear weapons the top threats to the U.S. in the next 10 years, although mentions of terrorism are down slightly from past years.

The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a consequential report Tuesday detailing the brutal nature of CIA anti-terrorism programs in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The 6,000-page report, authored by the outgoing ...

Review U.S. public opinion from 2021 on President Biden, the coronavirus, and new highs and lows on a number of today's important cultural topics.

Americans' satisfaction with each of 21 key national policy issues has declined or held steady compared with readings one year ago.

Half of Americans say a terrorist act in the U.S. is likely within weeks, up from 38% in 2011 and one of the higher recent readings. At the same time, trust in the government to protect citizens from terrorism has dipped to 70%.

Before the terrorist attack in Brussels, Americans' concern about the possibility of terrorist attacks in the U.S. was elevated. But fewer worried about terrorism than about several domestic problems, including healthcare and the economy.

As Nigeria prepares for nationwide elections early next year, Gallup surveys show residents are continuing to lose faith in their national government. Nigerians' confidence in their government was the lowest in Africa last year.

Two in three Nigerians (67%) believe that their government is not doing enough to fight terrorism, even as 95% say Boko Haram or other Islamic militant groups are a major threat to their country's future.

Americans consider cyberterrorism and the development of nuclear weapons by North Korea and Iran to be the most critical of 11 potential threats to the U.S.

While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time.