Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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30 states and three U.S. territories recognize Columbus Day in some form, but only 20 states and two territories make Columbus Day a paid holiday for state workers.
Congress has passed all its required appropriations measures on time only four times in nearly five decades.
Midcycle redistricting efforts like the ones in Texas and California have, up to now, been extremely uncommon.
Cursing in public. Bringing pets into stores. Blasting music. Smoking near others. Find out if your etiquette views are typical for your age.
Private investors are the biggest holders of national debt – $24.4 trillion as of March 2025 – followed by federal trust funds and retirement programs.
The bond market not only determines how much interest the government must pay to borrow money; it also influences how much interest ordinary Americans will pay on car loans, mortgages and credit card bills.
The joint federal-state health insurance program covered 71.4 million Americans as of January 2025.
Most U.S. adults said Social Security benefits shouldn’t be reduced in any way – a view broadly shared across ages, racial and ethnic groups, partisan affiliations and income brackets.
As of September 2024, more than 700,000 veterans worked in various federal departments and agencies.
Americans are most skeptical about U.S. trade with China: 10% say it benefits the U.S. more than China, while 46% take the opposite view.
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