TOKYO (AP) — A fringe far-right populist party Sanseito was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting many …
A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administration to make this a priority. Instead, people want the government to focus on reducing child care costs and improving maternal health. The survey reveals only 12% think encouraging more births should be a high priority, while 62% see it as a low priority. About three-quarters of adults view child care costs as a major issue, with support for policies like affordable daycare and paid family leave. Fertility treatment costs are also a concern, with nearly half favoring insurance coverage for such treatments.
FILE - A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago, Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
FILE - Volunteer Ydalina Luna Sosa, 62, of Providence, R.I., front left, uses a frog puppet for entertainment while supervising 10-month-old Leo Morgenweck, front right, in an early childcare program at Federal Hill House, Nov. 12, 2024, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)