Poll: Economy, health care top issues in 3 key states
Most say economy, health care "extremely important" in their vote for president; many say same about Medicare, budget
CBS News Polls
Poll: Ahead of speech, Romney faces empathy gap
A CBS News poll shows 50 percent of Americans think Mitt Romney doesn't understand their problems
Poll: Abortion views not a litmus test for most
57 percent of registered voters say it's possible they would vote for a candidate that disagreed with them on the issue of abortion
Poll: 20 percent say election is an afterthought
Despite strong concern about the economy, one-fifth of Americans have paid little attention to the presidential race
Poll: Obama leads Romney
Gender gap for both candidates: Obama leads big among women, Romney among men
Michelle Obama, Ann Romney get positive ratings after conventions
After delivering well-received speeches at political conventions, Michelle Obama and Ann Romney get high public opinion marks
Poll: More view Obama positively after convention
CBS/NYT poll: Following the Republican and Democratic conventions, more view Obama positively than negatively; more still view Romney negatively
Poll: Storm puts close race on pause
CBS/NYT poll: Before Superstorm Sandy halted campaign events, Obama had a one-point lead over Romney
Poll: Obama has foreign policy advantage
In a CBS/ NYT poll taken as the current crisis in the Middle East unfolded, Obama has advantage over Romney on foreign policy
Obama leads in Va., Wis.; Tight in Col.
President leads Romney by six points in Wisconsin, four points in Virginia, one point in Colorado; has gained ground on economy
Poll: Obama opens big leads in key swing states
President leads by 12 points in Pennsylvania, 10 in Ohio, 9 in Florida in new Quinnipiac University/CBS News/NY Times poll
Taking the pulse of Nate Silver's numbers
New York Times statistician explains how he calculates the odds of election victory based on "crowd-sourcing" others' poll results
Confused by all the polls?
Trend lines are important, but don't try to predict the outcome of the election from any single poll, experts say
Poll: Romney edges Obama in Colo., narrows gap in Wis.
Competitive races in Colorado, Wisconsin; in Virginia, Obama leads by six percent
Romney takes slight lead in new Gallup poll
Survey of likely voters gives edge to Romney, underscoring importance of turnout in the election
What's behind Obama's big lead among women?
Obama's advantage among women grew in two key states since last month, and he now has the support of married women
Are the media too poll-obsessed?
Obama and Romney pollsters say journalists are too focused on who's up and who's down
25% less likely to back Obama over same-sex marriage
New CBS News/NY Times poll suggests that the president could lose more votes than he wins from support for same-sex marriage
Poll: Most GOP voters expect Romney nomination
CBS News/NYT survey shows Santorum with very slight lead, but Republicans increasingly expect him to lose to Romney
Poll: Obama holds edge over GOP hopefuls
CBS News/NYT survey shows president leading Republican presidential candidates by at least six points as independents turn from Romney
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Alina Habba serving unlawfully as N.J.'s top federal prosecutor, judge rules
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Gabbard barred sharing intel on Russia-Ukraine talks with "Five Eyes" partners
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Woman charged with murder after using abortion pill details claims against D.A.
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U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling secrets to China
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Trump says he's going to patrol D.C. with police, National Guard
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Energy prices could be election issue as voters see jump in utility bills
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New York court throws out $527 million penalty in Trump civil fraud case
A New York appellate court threw out the $527 million penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was "excessive."
Have 1.6 million undocumented immigrants really left the U.S. this year?
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U.S. and EU flesh out trade commitments under new framework deal
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3 U.S. warships to sail off Venezuela as Trump pushes cartel crackdown
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Fed Chair Powell faces delicate balancing act in Jackson Hole speech
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California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom's redistricting plan
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Trump admin. can end deportation protections for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua
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Gabbard cutting Director of National Intelligence staff by roughly 40%
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her office's staff by roughly 40% — the latest major Trump-era change slated for the intelligence agency.
Pilot rescued after U.S. fighter jet crashes off coast of Virginia
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Judge declines to unseal grand jury material in Jeffrey Epstein case
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday declined the federal government's request to unseal grand jury material in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Trump calls on Fed governor to resign after mortgage fraud allegations
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Judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms
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U.S. to probe "anti-American" views of those applying for immigration benefits
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