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President Obama has been working hard to raise public fears about the sequester, and cabinet officials have also been speaking out about the dangers of the federal budget cuts. The warnings seem to have had an effect: according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, only 21 percent of the public feel the sequester is a good idea. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

More than half of those surveyed said they approve of stricter laws on the sale of firearms, the most support on that question since 2006. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

Fiscal cliff talks have stalled as 'serious differences' remain between both parties – and according to the latest NBC/WSJ poll the public wants an agreement, soon. Although both sides are still discussing ways to avoid the fiscal cliff, neither side is optimistic that they'll come to a resolution before Christmas. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

A new NBC poll should give both presidential campaigns reason to hope. Obama comes in at 48 percent; Romney at 47 percent. Taking Sandy into account, 80 percent in the Northeast said they approved of the president's handling of Superstorm Sandy. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

Ahead of Monday's final presidential debate, a new NBC-WSJ poll shows President Obama and Governor Romney are tied 47% to 47% among likely voters. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (TODAY)

According to the latest NBC/WSJ poll, President Obama had a five-point lead when survey participants were asked who they would vote for, and 42 percent of those surveyed believe the economy will get better under Obama. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

NBC's Chuck Todd breaks down the numbers from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll of battleground states. The numbers appear to show an advantage for President Obama. (TODAY)

The latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama with a slight lead over Mitt Romney, but there are some bright spots for the likely Republican challenger. NBC's Chuck Todd and David Gregory report. (TODAY)

A new NBC News-WSJ poll shows that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney appears to have made progress in garnering support ahead of the crucial GOP Super Tuesday primaries. NBC's Chuck Todd has all of the details. (TODAY)

A new NBC News poll shows that GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are neck-and-neck in Michigan, Romney's birthplace. Romney, meanwhile, has a comfortable lead in Arizona, which has a sizable Mormon population. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (TODAY)