short readsMay 5, 2023 Narrow majorities in U.S. House have become more common but haven’t always led to gridlock House Republicans held the fifth-smallest majority in U.S. history at the start of the current congress, tied with the 107th and 83rd Congresses.
short readsMay 14, 2020 The state of the U.S. Postal Service in 8 charts The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
short readsApr 2, 2014 Feds may be rethinking the drug war, but states have been leading the way Faced with overcrowded prisons and soaring correctional costs, states are rethinking how to define and punish drug crimes.
short readsMar 7, 2014 Live blog: Generations in the Next America The Pew Research Center is hosting a conference to discuss how generational differences are influencing American families, society, politics and policy.