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Recent Media Coverage of C-SPAN

• January 6, 2023 Washington Post: The House speaker vote is the best thing on TV right now
• January 5, 2023 CNN: C‑SPAN is having a moment
• January 5, 2023 Hollywood Reporter: C‑SPAN Is Americas Hottest TV Drama in 2023
• January 5, 2023 Vice: Why C‑SPAN Camera Work Is Suddenly So Interesting
• December 12, 2022 Talking Biz News: C‑SPAN VP Murphy retires and six promotions announced
• November 7, 2022 TVNewser: C‑SPAN Presents 2022 Election Night Coverage Plans
• October 27, 2022 NCTA: How C‑SPAN Is Covering the Midterms
• October 19, 2022 Journal & Courier: C‑SPAN founder, Purdue president to take part in 'wide-ranging conversation'
• October 11, 2022 Multichannel News: C‑SPAN Offers Pre-Election Debate Blitz
• June 8, 2022 Deadline: C‑SPAN Preps All Angles As Pool For January 6th Committee Hearing
• May 23, 2022 Broadcasting & Cable: C‑SPAN Hires New Risk Management Executive
• May 13, 2022 POLITICO Magazine: C‑SPAN Has Been Walloped by Cord-Cutting. Inside the Network
• March 15, 2022 Courthouse News: Americans want cameras at Supreme Court, but live audio there is on life support
• March 15, 2022 Forbes: Most Americans Don't Think Supreme Court Acts In A 'Serious and Constitutional Manner' and Want Reforms, Poll Finds
• March 15, 2022 Newsweek: Support for Supreme Court Term Limits Grows, Survey Shows
• March 15, 2022 Mediaite: POLL: Two-Thirds of All Americans Want Cameras in the Supreme Court
• September 28, 2021 Forbes: App Showdown: C‑SPAN, Fox And CNN All Have New Streaming Services Coming Your Way
• July 26, 2021 TVNewsCheck: C‑SPAN Ups Nate Hurst To Political Editor
• July 23, 2021 The Burlington Record: C‑SPAN program featuring House members
• July 1, 2021 McClatchy: Who are the best and worst presidents? How historians ranked them in new C‑SPAN survey
• March 24, 2021 Axios: C‑SPAN's 2024 election coverage officially kicks off with Mike Pompeo in Iowa
• March 10, 2021 WKBW: Williamsville South ninth grader wins grand prize in C‑SPAN documentary contest
• January 21, 2021 Poynter: Looking back at how the media covered the inauguration of Joe Biden
• December 15, 2020 All Access: C‑SPAN Elects Cox Communications President & CEO Pat Esser As New Chairman Of The Board
• November 3, 2020 TV Guide: How to Watch the 2020 Election Results
• September 22, 2020 CNN: The media needs to do more to show real Americans' pain during the pandemic
• September 9, 2020 NCTA: A Career of Public Service at C‑SPAN
• August 27, 2020 Breitbart: C‑SPAN: Trump Speech Among Longest, Biden Speech Among Shortest
• August 17, 2020 Washington Times: C‑SPAN's impeccable convention coverage
• July 23, 2020 Cable Fax: C‑SPAN to the Virtual Education Rescue
• May 4, 2020 Multichannel News: C‑SPAN Will Gavel In More History
• May 1, 2020 Washington Post: At long last, the Supreme Court is going live on air
• May 1, 2020 Freedom Forum: C‑SPAN and the Supreme Courts Big Step Toward Live Broadcast of Arguments
• April 30, 2020 Deadline: Supreme Court Set To Grant C‑SPAN, Other Media Outlets A Long-Desired Wish: Live Audio Of Oral Arguments
• April 30, 2020 USA Today: Supreme Court makes historic change to hear oral arguments over the phone and stream them live
• April 14, 2020 Washington Post: Supreme Court gives in on live audio of oral arguments
• January 27, 2020 The Atlantic: C‑SPAN Is So Hot Right Now
• January 21, 2020 Associated Press: Challenges for Public Following Impeachment, Weinstein Cases
• January 19, 2020 New York Times: Even C‑SPAN Is Piqued: Senate Puts Limits on Trial Coverage
• January 18, 2020 Politico: Trump's impeachment, starring Bill Clinton
• January 15, 2020 New York Times: C‑SPAN's president urged McConnell to allow the network's cameras in the Senate for the trial.
• January 15, 2020 New York Times: C‑SPAN calls on Senate to allow its TV cameras & crew to cover the impeachment trial
• January 15, 2020 CNN: What about the TV coverage?
• January 15, 2020 LA Times: TV networks ask Senate to use C‑SPAN cameras for upcoming Trump impeachment trial
• January 4, 2020 Washington Post: Least deliberative Senate faces weighty task of holding Trump
• November 12, 2019 Washington Post: C‑SPAN goes big on impeachment hearings
• October 10, 2019 The Hill: New poll shows 'crisis of confidence' in US elections
• March 27, 2019 NBC News: An ode to C‑SPAN in an era dominated by cable TV like Fox News
• March 26, 2019 Multichannel News: A House United: Legislators Agree C‑SPAN Is Indispensable
• March 26, 2019 The Hill: House leaders pay homage to C‑SPAN on 40th anniversary
• March 20, 2019 WBZ News: Happy Birthday, C‑SPAN!
• March 20, 2019 WBUR: Celebrating 40 Years Since C‑SPAN's First Broadcast
• March 19, 2019 RealClearPolitics: C‑SPAN's Unblinking Eye
• March 19, 2019 Broadcasting Cable: C‑SPANNING the Years
• March 19, 2019 WTOP: 40 years ago, C‑SPAN put Congress on TV
• March 19, 2019 MSNBC: C‑SPAN turns 40: A look back at its best moments
• March 19, 2019 NY Times: As C-Span Turns 40, a Top Executive Reflects on Bringing Cameras to Congress
• March 19, 2019 The Atlantic: C‑SPAN Isn
• March 19, 2019 Adweek: C‑SPAN Turns 40
• March 19, 2019 Cable Fax: C‑SPAN Celebrates 40 Years With New Look
• March 18, 2019 STL Today: C‑SPAN is 40 and it's had some doozy moments with the Show-Me State
• March 18, 2019 AJC News: Happy birthday, C‑SPAN. Or maybe not
• March 18, 2019 Washington Times: Muscular media: C‑SPAN turns 40
• March 17, 2019 Newsweek: NEWT GINGRICH: C‑SPAN
• March 15, 2019 Washington Post: Happy birthday, C‑SPAN. We need you more than ever.
• March 14, 2019 TV Technology: C‑SPAN Offers Highlights From 40 Years Of Broadcasting
• December 30, 2018 Washington Examiner: C‑SPAN gets inside the Senate like never before
• August 9, 2018 TV Technology: C‑SPAN Joins Intelsat
• June 20, 2018 Washington Post: A resurrection: 'On the Case' Airs on American History Television
• April 25, 2018 Salt Lake Tribune: As C‑SPAN
• March 20, 2018 RealClearPolitics: Climate Science; Iraq Requiem; the Valley and the Swamp; C‑SPAN at 39
• March 15, 2018 Washington Times: C‑SPAN Chronicles the Turmoil of 1968
• February 22, 2018 Multichannel: WOW! CEO Elder Joins C‑SPAN Board
• December 29, 2017 Poynter: In a 'Fake News' era, trusty C‑SPAN offers some facts about your Congress
• December 29, 2017 Miami Herald: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• December 28, 2017 Washington Examiner: Just 58% of Trump nominees confirmed, 69% for Obama, 76% for Bush
• December 28, 2017 Daily Caller: Nearly 100 Measures Passed By Congress Were Enacted In 2017
• December 21, 2017 Broadcasting Cable: Cable ONE's Laulis Joins C‑SPAN Board
• December 19, 2017 Publishers Weekly: BookTV Adds Fiction to Its Lineup
• December 16, 2017 Adweek: C‑SPAN
• December 15, 2017 TV News Check: C‑SPAN Vet Paul Orgel Elected RTCA
• November 24, 2017 Publishers Weekly: D.C. Metro Spotlight: BookTV Keeps Its Focus on Authors
• November 22, 2017 Washington Examiner: 9th Circuit allows C‑SPAN to broadcast travel ban arguments
• November 9, 2017 Radio World: C‑SPAN Radio Marks 20 Years of Covering Public Affairs
• November 8, 2017 The Hill: C‑SPAN Radio celebrating two decades in Washington
• October 10, 2017 Washington Times:
• September 27, 2017 The Hill: C‑SPAN video library marks milestone
• September 27, 2017 Fierce Cable: C‑SPAN taps Comcast
• September 27, 2017 Cable Fax: C‑SPAN Celebrates 30 Years of its Video Library
• September 26, 2017 Broadcasting Cable: Watson to Chair C‑SPAN Executive Committee
• September 12, 2017 Axios: Exclusive: Inside the new C‑SPAN bus
• September 11, 2017 Washington Examiner: On the road again, even to Hawaii for C‑SPAN bus
• September 7, 2017 Cable Fax: C‑SPAN Bus Revamped for
• September 6, 2017 Multichannel: C‑SPAN Revs New Bus for Cross-Country Trip
• July 18, 2017 Patch: 1967 Detroit Riots: C‑SPAN Broadcasts Live From Detroit Sunday
• July 18, 2017 Washington Post: C‑SPAN on audio-only pickle:
• June 15, 2017 Multichannel: C‑SPAN Gets Assist on Congressional Baseball Game
• May 15, 2017 Multichannel: C‑SPAN Covers Latest Trump Travel Ban Argument: The new 'C' in C‑SPAN stands for court
• May 5, 2017 The Emmys: News, Minus the Views: C‑SPAN offers unvarnished access to D.C.
• April 27, 2017 Huffington Post: All Eyes, And Ears, Will Be On Donald Trump
• April 26, 2017 The Week: I love you, C‑SPAN
• March 17, 2017 Washington Examiner: Poll: Highest ever, 76%, demand TV cameras in Supreme Court
• March 17, 2017 USA Today: Poll: Majority of people believe SCOTUS is split into parties
• February 17, 2017 Time: Barack Obama Ranked 12th Best U.S. President Ever in Major Survey of Historians
• February 17, 2017 Washington Post: Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelts remain history
• February 17, 2017 NBC News: These Historians Say Obama Ranks 12th in the History of Presidential Leadership
• December 28, 2016 The Hill: Trump portrait joins C‑SPAN presidents collection
• December 28, 2016 Washington Times: First presidential oil portrait of Donald Trump unveiled by C‑SPAN
• December 28, 2016 USA Today: Trump has his first presidential portrait
• December 9, 2016 McClatchy: CSPAN reveals which member of Congress talks most often on the House floor
• December 7, 2016 TV Technology: GV Expo: C‑SPAN
• November 30, 2016 Washington Post: Trump Tower elevator cam has officially become reality TV
• November 21, 2016 Click On Detroit: Live from New York! The elevators to Trump's residence
• June 29, 2016 The Hill: C‑SPAN head defends network's coverage of House sit-in
• June 23, 2016 Wall Street Journal: C‑SPAN Takes a Star Turn in House Democrats
• June 23, 2016 NY Times: C‑SPAN, Gun Control and a Protest Made for Streaming
• June 23, 2016 LA Times: Continuous coverage of Democrats' sit-in has viewers chilling with C‑SPAN
• June 23, 2016 NY Times: C‑SPAN Delivers on Sit-In, Even With Cameras Off
• June 23, 2016 Fusion: So now you appreciate C‑SPAN, you ungrateful f---s
• June 23, 2016 CNN: C‑SPAN moves into spotlight with Democrats' protest: 'This is our story'
• June 22, 2016 Politico: C‑SPAN's viral video moment
• June 22, 2016 Holywood Reporter: C‑SPAN Turns to Social Media After Cameras Shut Off During Gun Control Protest
• June 22, 2016 Washington Post: Covering sit-in by House Democrats, C‑SPAN makes history via Periscope
• June 15, 2016 Adweek: Washington Journal Host Greta Brawner Adds On a Managing Producer Role at C‑SPAN
• June 3, 2016 Internet and Television Association: 30 YEARS OF SENATE COVERAGE: HOW C‑SPAN 2 CHANGED HISTORY
• June 2, 2016 Washington Post: What 30 years of C‑SPAN
• June 2, 2016 Washington Post: 6 of the most memorable Senate moments caught on C‑SPAN cameras
• June 2, 2016 STL Today: C‑SPAN's three decades of history, triviality, transparency
• April 6, 2016 Broadcasting Cable: C‑SPAN Names Weinstein VP of Digital Media
• December 30, 2015 The Hill: Rubio, Graham, Cruz lead Senate in missed votes
• December 23, 2015 The Hill: Rubio trails 2016 counterparts in floor speeches, vote attendance
• December 23, 2015 NY Times: Which Senators Were Busy, and Who Stayed Out of Sight?
• December 23, 2015 Washington Times: Multitaskers: The senators who would be president
• November 20, 2015 Miami New Times: C‑SPAN2 SET TO AIR LIVE BOOKTV COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND FROM THE MIAMI BOOK FAIR
• November 14, 2015 Jost on Justice: Supreme Court on C‑SPAN, With Warts and All
• November 11, 2015 Orlando Sentinel: C‑SPAN relays GOP 'Sunshine Summit' in Orlando
• October 7, 2015 Broadcasting Cable: B&C Helped C‑SPAN Make History Press Club marks 35th anniversary of first call-in show
• October 1, 2015 Washington Examiner: Poll: Roe V. Wade most well-known case, only 34% know 'Bush vs. Gore'
• September 10, 2015 Multichannel: C‑SPAN Profiles Landmark Supreme Court Cases
• August 13, 2015 Adweek: C‑SPAN
• August 3, 2015 Baltimore Sun: C‑SPAN on righteous course with GOP forum tonight
• July 21, 2015 National Law Journal: Poll Finds Support for Supreme Court Term Limits, Camera Access; Allowing cameras in the court is more popular than ever, according to a new poll sponsored by C‑SPAN
• July 21, 2015 Broadcasting Cable: Study Shows Strong Support for Cameras in High Court
• June 9, 2015 Washington Post: In an hour-long C‑SPAN interview, book review editor Pamela Paul weighs in on what it takes to get noticed by the Times.
• May 4, 2015 PBS: How America
• April 8, 2015 News Observer: C‑SPAN Will Host Woodhouses At White House Dinner
• March 4, 2015 Mashable: C‑SPAN Took a Stand Against Click-Bait. You Won
• December 30, 2014 Washington Examiner: C‑SPAN: Florida 'Fangate,' Woodhouse Brothers Family Feud, Top Videos
• December 19, 2014 CBS News: Was This The Least Productive Congress Ever?
• December 16, 2014 Washington Post: Hero mom calls into C‑SPAN to berate her arguing pundit sons
• August 27, 2014 Multichannel: C‑SPAN to Blanket Debates
• July 13, 2014 The Hill: Congress Goes Prime Time
• May 1, 2014 MSNBC: C‑SPAN Founder Releases Book of Interviews
• February 20, 2014 National Journal: Would Cameras Turn the Supreme Court Into a Circus?
• December 17, 2013 WDEF: C‑SPAN Highlights Chattanooga History
• December 9, 2013 USA Today: Rosalynn Carter: Being first lady a 'great soap box'
• December 7, 2013 Washington Examiner: Video: During Iran crisis, Rosalynn Carter told husband Jimmy to 'do something'
• December 6, 2013 Washington Post: George Mason to host C‑SPAN's historical archive
• December 6, 2013 Politico: Rosalynn Carter: W.H. fixes mental health gap
• December 2, 2013 MLive: What Betty Ford didn't know about her marriage: C‑SPAN profiles Grand Rapids' own First Lady
• November 26, 2013 Newsdesk: C‑SPAN Gifts Records, Historical Archive to University Libraries
• November 20, 2013 ABC Now: C‑SPAN In Dayton This Week
• November 8, 2013 NJ: Clearview students interview Glenn Close for metal health documentary
• October 8, 2013 Broadcasting Cable: Cox's Esser To Chair C‑SPAN Exec Committee
• September 20, 2013 Publishers Weekly: 'BookTV': 15 Years and 40,000 Hours of Author-Based Programs
• September 12, 2013 Washington Post: At C‑SPAN's 'Washington Journal,' wonk heaven
• September 10, 2013 US News: Around the Water Cooler With C‑SPAN's CEOs: Co-CEOs Susan Swain and Rob Kennedy share tips for expanding your audience and staying relevant
• September 3, 2013 NY Mag: Who Do Members of Congress Follow on Twitter?
• July 11, 2013 Springfield Republican: C‑SPAN in Northampton to film show on First Lady Grace Coolidge for 'First Ladies: Influence & Image' series
• July 1, 2013 Business Fleet: How C‑SPAN manages a cross-country fleet
• June 25, 2013 Multichannel News: C‑SPAN's Video Library Viral Reach
• June 18, 2013 Indianapolis Star: C‑SPAN archives hit 200,000 hours
• May 30, 2013 Media Bistro: C‑SPAN's 'Washington Journal' will travel
• May 3, 2013 Mobile Press-Register: Political junkies rejoice: The 2016 race for the White House begins tonight on C‑SPAN
• May 2, 2013 Politico: C‑SPAN's Road to the White House starts tomorrow
• April 24, 2013 Politico: George W. Bush on Dick Cheney: 'It's been cordial'
• March 20, 2013 Huffington Post: Happy Birthday C‑SPAN
• March 19, 2013 TV Newser: C‑SPAN: 47 Million Watch Us Every Week
• March 19, 2013 Washington Times: C‑SPAN the emerging hipster network: its audience 'trends young'
• March 12, 2013 MediaBistro: C‑SPAN Rolls Out Second Fleet of Tricked Out Vehicles
• February 21, 2013 Examiner: BookTV To Start Book Club
• February 18, 2013 Washington Post: C‑SPAN's series on first ladies begins, but some legacies are still forming
• February 15, 2013 Politico: C‑SPAN views first ladies as political powerhouses
• February 15, 2013 Associated Press: C‑SPAN begins 35-episode series on first ladies

Press Releases

• December 8, 2022C‑SPAN Announces Retirement of Long-time Programming VP and Names New VP of Content
• September 28, 2022Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Upcoming Term LIVE on C‑SPAN
• September 7, 2022C‑SPAN Announces Annual StudentCam Documentary Competition
• August 19, 2022National Book Festival: Once Again, Book TV is LIVE, In-Person
• July 19, 2022C‑SPAN Hires Chief Digital Officer
• May 23, 2022C‑SPAN Hires New Director of Legal Affairs and Business Risk Management
• March 16, 2022C‑SPAN Announces Winners of 2022 StudentCam Documentary Competition
• March 15, 2022New C‑SPAN/Pierrepont Survey: Public Attitudes About the U.S. Supreme Court
• November 9, 2021C‑SPAN Elects New Board Members at Annual Meeting.
• November 8, 2021C‑SPAN Debuts New Podcast for Educators
• October 29, 2021C‑SPAN & Book TV Launch New Podcast "About Books"
• October 26, 2021C‑SPAN Named in Fast Company's First Annual List of "Brands That Matter"
• September 27, 2021C‑SPAN Launches New Video-Based Mobile App
• September 8, 2021C‑SPAN Announces Annual StudentCam Documentary Competition
• July 26, 2021C‑SPAN Names Nate Hurst New Political Editor
• June 30, 2021C‑SPAN Releases Fourth Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership
• June 29, 2021Ipsos 2021 C‑SPAN Audience Profile
• March 10, 2021C‑SPAN Announces Winners of 2021 StudentCam Documentary Competition Awarding Over 150 Student and Teacher Prizes
• January 5, 2021C‑SPAN Statement Concerning Steve Scully January 5, 2021
• December 15, 2020C‑SPAN Sets Board Leadership at Annual Meeting
• October 15, 2020C‑SPAN Statement on Steve Scully October 15, 2020
• October 9, 2020C‑SPAN Statement on Steve Scully Twitter Account
• September 16, 2020Supreme Court Oral Arguments for October LIVE on C‑SPAN
• September 9, 2020C‑SPAN Continues Annual StudentCam Documentary Competition
• August 17, 2020C‑SPAN to Provide Live Convention Coverage, Commercial and Commentary-Free
• July 22, 2020C‑SPAN Supports Teachers and Students Nationwide with Transition to Virtual Education
• April 20, 2020C‑SPAN Infographics on White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefings
• April 13, 2020Supreme Court Oral Arguments for May LIVE on C‑SPAN
• March 26, 2020C‑SPAN to Air Congressional Statements on COVID-19 as Public Service
• March 11, 2020C‑SPAN Announces Winners of 2020 StudentCam Documentary Competition
• October 10, 2019C‑SPAN/Ipsos Poll on Attitudes about Presidential Election Fairness and Security
• July 25, 2019Audience Demographics
• July 25, 2019Audience Demographics
• July 11, 2019C‑SPAN/Ipsos Poll on Attitudes Toward Space Exploration
• March 13, 2019Winners of 2019 StudentCam Documentary Competition Announced, C‑SPAN Awards its 1 Millionth Dollar
• October 16, 2018C‑SPAN Sets Board Leadership at Annual Meeting
• October 3, 2018C‑SPAN and Spectrum Present 'Hawaii Weekend' Oct. 6-7
• August 28, 2018New C‑SPAN/PSB Survey: American Attitudes about U.S. Supreme Court
• August 10, 2018C‑SPAN Bus visits Hawaii August 15-25 in partnership with Spectrum
• July 18, 2018C‑SPAN and GCI Present 'Alaska Weekend' July 21 - 22
• June 15, 2018C‑SPAN Bus visits Alaska June 18-27 in partnership with GCI
• March 7, 2018C‑SPAN Announces Winners of 2018 StudentCam Documentary Competition
• February 21, 2018WOW! Chief Executive Officer Teresa Elder Joins C‑SPAN Board of Directors
• January 17, 2018A Second Season of C‑SPAN's Special History Series:"Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions"
• December 28, 2017C‑SPAN 2017 End-of-Year Congressional Statistics
• December 21, 2017Cable One President & CEO Julie Laulis Joins C‑SPAN Board of Directors
• December 19, 2017C‑SPAN Announces: BookTV's ''In Depth: 2018 Fiction Edition''
• September 26, 2017Comcast Cable President & CEO Dave Watson Named C‑SPAN Executive Committee Chairman
• September 18, 2017C‑SPAN Announces 2018 StudentCam Documentary Competition
• September 5, 2017C‑SPAN Launches Next Generation C‑SPAN Bus
• March 17, 2017New C‑SPAN/PSB Survey: American Attitudes about U.S. Supreme Court
• February 17, 2017C‑SPAN Releases Third Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership
• February 14, 2017New C‑SPAN Presidential Historians Survey: coming this Friday
• February 9, 2017C‑SPAN Bus Gets New Look and Updated Technology
• January 17, 2017C‑SPAN Programming for the 58th Presidential Inauguration
• January 12, 2017Statement from C‑SPAN About January 12 Online Signal Interruption
• December 28, 2016New Trump Portrait, First Post-Election, Joins C‑SPAN Presidents Collection
• December 14, 2016C‑SPAN Gets Greenlight for Video Feature on the United States Senate
• September 21, 2016C‑SPAN Announces Coverage Details for Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates
• September 20, 2016Comcast Cable President and CEO Neil Smit Named C‑SPAN Executive Committee Chairman
• September 16, 2016Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture: Opening Ceremony
• August 3, 2016C‑SPAN Statement on the Passing of Robert M. ''Bob'' Rosencrans
• June 30, 2016C‑SPAN to Provide Live, Gavel-To-Gavel Convention Coverage, Commercial and Commentary-Free
• April 6, 2016C‑SPAN Names New VP, Digital Media -- Two Others Named to Key Posts
• February 29, 2016StudentCam: What Issues do Students Most Want Presidential Candidates to Discuss?
• November 12, 2015CBS Democratic Presidential Debate To Be Simulcast Live On C‑SPAN Radio
• October 1, 2015Landmark Cases Poll: Which Supreme Court rulings are Americans Familiar With?
• September 30, 2015Landmark Cases: List of Confirmed Guests For C‑SPAN Series
• September 21, 2015C‑SPAN Publishes Companion Book to New Special History Series Landmark Cases: 12 Historic Supreme Court Decisions by Tony Mauro
• September 10, 2015C‑SPAN's New Special History Series: Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions
• July 31, 2015C‑SPAN Partners with New Hampshire Union Leader To Bring August 3rd New Hampshire Republican Forum To A National TV Audience
• July 21, 2015New C‑SPAN/Penn Schoen Berland Poll on American Attitudes on U.S. Supreme Court