Democrats are more united, saying that Trump and Republicans are to blame for the shutdown (81%) than Republicans saying Democrats are to blame (72%). Twice as many independents say Trump and Republicans are responsible (46%) than Democrats (23%).

Back-to-back rate cuts by the Fed could mean this is the best environment for many borrowers to refinance their car loans.

Wide majorities of Americans say it is important that Republican and Democratic elected officials admit when they are wrong.

When President Donald Trump sits down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, trade will be the subject at hand. But it is also an opportunity for something else: a chance to secure the release of US citizens detained by the People’s Republic.

Epidemiologist Sanjay Shete said those who engage in this habit are "most likely to believe it has no effect on cancer risk.”

Fried chicken buckets are disappearing from American dinner tables as busy consumers choose convenient tenders and sandwiches over messy family meals.

Vital SNAP benefits that help feed 40 million people are within hours of running out. Federal workers deemed essential have slogged through demoralizing weeks without pay. And it’s no vacation for their furloughed colleagues either.