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Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.

Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

Craig Kafura unpacks Council survey findings on US attitudes toward Beijing.

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

For more than a century, tattoo artists have connected Chicagoans with other countries and cultures — a tradition that lives on, even as the industry changes.

"As the new year rolls in, mutual distrust continues to obstruct mutual understanding," Paul Heer writes.

But Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided when it comes to immigration levels.

Over the past 12 months, our pollsters tracked public attitudes on everything from the war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East.

The US public views the Japan alliance as a significant national security benefit as concerns about China grow.