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Christians will make up 87% of voting members in the Senate and House of Representatives, combined, in the 2025-27 congressional session.
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Religious Restrictions Around the World
How do governments and social actors limit religion? Our interactive has tracked restrictions on religion in 198 countries and territories since 2007.
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Acts of clemency are increasingly common late in a president’s term
More than 90% of Joe Biden’s total acts of clemency have come in his final weeks in the White House.
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Wide partisan divisions remain in Americans’ views of the war in Ukraine
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say the United States is providing too much support to Ukraine (42% vs. 13%).
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Public Narrowly Approves of Trump’s Plans; Most Are Skeptical He Will Unify the Country
Americans feel more “warmly” toward Trump today than after the 2020 or 2016 elections, and he draws broad confidence on the economy.
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Views of DEI have become slightly more negative among U.S. workers
About half of workers (52%) now say focusing on increasing DEI at work is mainly a good thing, down from 56% in February 2023.
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Before U.S. election, most Americans and Germans had a positive view of relations between their countries
While 84% of Americans and 74% of Germans perceived U.S.-German relations as good, their views differed on some international issues.
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Slight uptick in Americans wanting U.S. to help diplomatically resolve Israel-Hamas war
In the year since Hamas attacked Israel, and Israel responded by invading Gaza, U.S. public opinion on the war shifted modestly.
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Trump and Harris Supporters Differ on Mass Deportations but Favor Border Security, High-Skilled Immigration
A majority of Trump backers say more immigrants would make life worse for people like them, while most Harris backers say life wouldn’t change.
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In Tight U.S. Presidential Race, Latino Voters’ Preferences Mirror 2020
More Latino registered voters back Kamala Harris (57%) than Donald Trump (39%), and supporters of each candidate prioritize different issues.
