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Federal agencies are getting far more audience engagement on X in the second Trump administration than they did during the final year of the Biden administration.
The federal workforce shrank by 10.3% in 2025, losing nearly 238,000 workers. Among major agencies, the Education Department and USAID had the steepest cuts.
Before Trump, the last time a president surpassed 100 executive orders in the first year of a term was 1945, when Harry Truman took over the presidency after FDR’s death.
Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.
On average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 million households received monthly SNAP benefits through the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year.
The U.S. Postal Service, Park Service, Weather Service and NASA are viewed favorably by Republicans and Democrats, while views of ICE are deeply polarized.
Ahead of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, here are six facts about the military.
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.
Nearly all Americans say the federal government has a responsibility to provide a strong military and secure the nation’s borders.
83% of Democrats say it’s extremely or very important that Democratic elected officials push hard against Trump’s policies when they disagree.
