Author: Susan Page and Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY

A new USA TODAY/Suffolk poll finds little confidence in either party or any branch of government to address the nation’s challenges.

In a USA TODAY/Suffolk poll, 85% of Democrats call the Jan. 6 rioters “criminals.” Two-thirds of Republicans say they went too far but “had a point.”

In a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll, 46% of Asian Americans say they have witnessed Asians being blamed for the pandemic in the past month.

In a USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll, Americans divide along partisan lines over whether the country is “great” or has “fallen behind” others in the world.

Biden is in the market for a vice presidential nominee, which he has promised will be a woman. He has said he’ll announce his choice around Aug. 1.