Since January, Americans have become more likely to say data centers are mostly bad for the environment (54%), home energy costs (50%) and people’s quality of life nearby (49%). This is true for people across age groups, partisan coalitions and community types.

For decades, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – widely known as Mormons – have made up between 1% and 2% of the U.S. adult population. While they consistently stand out as highly religious and conservative, there are recent signs of increasing diversity and changing social views among Latter-day Saints.

President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Washington. Today, the American public gives China an average rating of 37 out of 100 on a “feeling thermometer,” up from an even chillier 28 in 2021.

Combined trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket rose from $26 billion in May to $53 billion in July, mostly due to a rapid increase in sports trading. This spike coincided with the FIFA World Cup, but early data suggests that trading volume is rising again with the beginning of football season.