6 facts about presidential and vice presidential debates
More than 73 million people watched at least some of the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020, making it the third-largest debate audience ever.
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More than 73 million people watched at least some of the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020, making it the third-largest debate audience ever.
If Congress passes the Oct. 1 deadline without either a new set of spending bills or a continuing resolution, nonessential operations would be forced to shut down.
Most K-12 students at U.S. public schools have a school year of about 180 days, but when that year starts and ends varies substantially by region.
One-in-three U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 live in their parents’ home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2021.
As concern about federal spending rises among both Democrats and Republicans, here’s a primer on the national debt of the United States.
Only one of this year’s 35 Senate elections didn’t go the same way as the state’s 2020 presidential vote. The exception was Wisconsin.
Donald Trump’s decision to seek the White House again puts him among a small group of ex-presidents who have then run for elective office.
When comparing turnout among the voting-age population in recent national elections in 50 countries, the U.S. ranks 31st.
The current Senate has managed to clear the 60-vote hurdle to avoid a filibuster on several of its main legislative achievements.
Last summer, businesses trying to come back from the COVID-19 pandemic hired nearly a million more teens than in the summer of 2020.
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